Search
-
Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the May 21 elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to set out his policy agenda on Wednesday..., up by 1 point since earlier in the month. Ellines is unchanged, on 3 pct. On Thursday, former... 35, KKE 22, MeRA25 17, Greek Solution 14 and Ellines 11. If Ellines were to fall below the 3 pct
9% -
Newsletter 388 - 07/07/2023
, which will contain the measures that Mitsotakis will set out on Thursday, and the third relates to the labour market and social insurance. Mitsotakis is hoping that these three bills will set..., followed by leadership elections on September 3. The timeframe is designed to put a new leader
9% -
Newsletter 426 - 07/06/2024
holds is around 3 million euros. He owes 1.8 million euros in loans. Kasselakis has holdings in three..., on the other hand, are contrasting the assets contained in his summary, which include investments totalling 3... pct win of the 2019 EP elections, which they have set as the benchmark of success on Sunday. SYRIZA
9% -
Newsletter 439 - 01/11/2024
taxes all self-employed earners based on a minimum earnings assumption set at the level of the minimum... the 2010 debt crisis and is set to become more prominent from 2028 as it will be one of the components... with productivity growth in the region of 3 pct are Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia, and Romania
9% -
BoG proposes debt relief measures and lower primary surplus target from 2018
EconomyMacroeconomyIn its monetary policy report published on Wednesday, the Bank of Greece (BoG) suggested a set... percent of GDP threshold set by the International Monetary Fund. According to the BoG, sensible debt...) loans. BoG examined five different scenarios which are based on a set of common technical assumptions
9% -
Mitsotakis looks to last-minute announcements to top up lean TIF offerings
PoliticsGreek Politicsto his set-piece address due to be delivered on Saturday, leaks to the media have sketched out a set... into effect in 2025, and which cap increases in budget spending to 3 percent of GDP, or 3 billion... forward cuts to social security contributions. Mitsotakis is already set to announce a cut of half
9% -
Opposition outmanoeuvred by fast-track prosecution of first political figure over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the 2023 Tempe crash looks set for a premature end, as New Democracy lawmakers will vote to send... minister is set to vote on Thursday on a request put forward by Triantopoulos himself to be referred... and the severity of the criminal case against government officials. This is all now set to end
9% -
Newsletter 174 -14/09/2018
and Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis reportedly set out the case for not reducing pension... reportedly set out its position that the measure is not necessary in fiscal terms because the 3.5 percent... elections. Focussing on the period up to the end of 2022, allows Tsipras to set out a broad array
9% -
Card transactions in Greece experience boost due to capital controls
EconomyBanking. In 2014, the last year before capital controls were enforced, total card transactions in Greece came... million. Out of the total, the biggest growth was seen in debit card usage, where transactions went.... In terms of transaction value, a total of 6.1 billion euros worth of card transactions were carried out
9% -
Newsletter 175 -21/09/2018
Euclid Tsakalotos met with his German counterpart Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to set out.... The issue looks set to be decided by November, before Athens has to submit its 2019 budget to Greek... and Sunday. On the economic front, he set out a plan to boost Greece’s economy so it achieves 4 percent
9%