Search
-
Newsletter 494 - 13/02/2026
Chios. Journalists’ unions, Reporters Without Borders and an MEP all condemned the remarks... at an average annual rate of roughly 5% since 2017. Projections point to continued growth of 2.2
21% -
Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
After successfully covering its funding needs in March, which, at 2.2 billion euros (excluding..., ahead of their recapitalisation. The remaining amount of 310 million concerns the 90 percent of HFSF..., technocrats can readily assess the impact of an increase in VAT, even if it is just on the islands
21% -
Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
department, in a blog post published on Thursday evening. Thomsen reiterated the remarks by IMF chief... at the moment, it has to adopt measures (such as VAT rises, pension cuts and income tax increases
21% -
Parties pick from energy policy menu as EU response opens up more options
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition has been pressing for more radical interventions. Mitsotakis pledged in his opening remarks... by SYRIZA includes cuts or freezes to fuel levies and VAT on basic goods, price caps on energy bills
21% -
Newsletter 478 - 03/10/2025
remarks challenge the government’s claim that it has done everything to clarify both cases...% support VAT cuts - a measure championed by the opposition but rejected by the PM. The announcements
21% -
VAT gap of 30.1 pct in 2018 keeps Greece among worst performers in EU
EconomyFeaturesThe European Commission's VAT Gap report has revealed that the European Union lost an estimated 140 billion euros in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2018, equal to a total revenue loss of 11 percent across the EU, with Greece ranking among the worst performers. The VAT gap is a measure of VAT
20% -
Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece
20% -
Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
AgoraCommissioner Pierre Moscovici was the first to take the floor and his remarks suggest that over... Thomsen’s remarks that what is on the table falls well short of what the IMF considers necessary.... Schaeuble’s closing remarks set the tone for the next weeks and the possible outcome of the next Eurogroup
20% -
EC study: VAT gap in Greece at 34 pct, more than double the EU average
EconomyThe European Commission published a study on Friday that examines the evolution of the VAT gap across the EU according to the latest available data for 2013. The VAT gap is defined as the difference between the amount of VAT that is actually collected and the estimated VAT amount
20% -
VAT and income tax drive budget performance in Jun, interest bill above target by 741 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros, while other current revenues were up by 1.19 billion euros. VAT revenues amounted to 11.04..., the PIB balance landed at a deficit of roughly 2.2 billion euros. Greece has also received 1.72 billion
20%