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IMF insists labour market reforms need to be preserved
EconomyProgrammein the Article IV report for the euro area that was released on Thursday, the Fund outlines three key areas... contributed to improving competitiveness and employment. Productivity is one of the lowest in the euro area..., they still exceed those of leading countries in the euro area. Aside from the labour market
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe area extremely difficult. All four officials insisted that the emergency services and everyone... contained thousands of homes in a small area between the forest and the sea. Judging by the reaction... and arguing that this had contributed to the disaster. During a visit to the area, Kammenos also became
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Turkey's actions in Cypriot EEZ put Athens, Nicosia on alert
PoliticsForeign Policyof Cyprus. It seems to have chosen deliberately this area as its main aim is to drill for natural... of the sea area where Fatih is expected to drill until September has been chosen carefully as Athens... strategy based on natural gas finds in the area. There is a risk that the latest move by Ankara
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ND puts changes in education and justice system high on agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsto make improvements in this area of the education system. She added that the conservatives also want.... Education was seen as a very problematic area of policy under the SYRIZA government, which was accused... important area for the new government. Here, SYRIZA has also been accused of making interventions
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Border furor highlights brittleness of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe recent tension between Greece and Turkey in the Evros border area highlighted how an issue... coordinates of the construction area and proposing to convene the joint border commission in order... proceeded with some measurements in the area of Feres.” However, this statement also did not clarify
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Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policyfor an area of the Aegean to the south of Kastellorizo, Rhodes and Karpathos. As of Tuesday morning..., for the area, and put its armed forces on alert, with Greek navy ships also patrolling the area in a re-run... to be deterred from operating in the area of Greece’s continental shelf. It is worth noting, though
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PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the role of right-wing militia groups operating in the area. Opposition parties are lining up... the second worst on record in terms of the area burned. A leaders’ debate in Parliament is now... and filling empty posts in the fire service. On Wednesday, the total area burned overtook
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Return to investment grade overshadowed by flood destruction
Economythat all productive capacity in the area has been lost, fields have become unworkable and animals have drowned, making the area mostly uninhabitable. Scientists are urging people to avoid the area.... The area was three years ago again affected by floods and the fiscal cost was estimated at 800 million
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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agora. Greece was the first euro area member to be priced out of sovereign debt markets almost four years ago... is by no means assured during the course of 2014. Portugal is currently the only euro area member... revenue streams from privatisation projects illustrate, underperformance in this area has necessitated
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No victory, just plenty of misery
Agorain the single currency area. Looking at the situation in a number of eurozone countries, and Greece.... It is also difficult to believe that the euro area’s lead country, Germany, can base such crucial... averted the euro area’s collapse was deemed incompatible with German law by the country’s Federal
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