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Fiscal issues dominate talks as fourth post-programme review ensues
EconomyProgrammethat this year’s target of 3.5 percent will be met, a development that partly alleviates any concern... in the regular settlement schemes that currently stand at 12 months for income tax and 24 for one-off items... that the issue remains open, with an extension by one month being possible while the flow
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Mitsotakis sets out economic goals for 2020 as govt vies for extra fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politicshad two opportunities on Monday to define ND’s goals as he met the members of CEO Clubs Greece... of the solidarity levy, introduced in the early stages of the Greek crisis, as one of its main fiscal goals... to be reduced from 3.5 percent of GDP by at least one percentage point. Athens has not made an official
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What's behind Erdogan's decision to wave migrants through to Greece?
Agoramost major cities to the opposition, including Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Mersin, and Adana. One... as one of the most important problems facing the country. After the poor performance in the local... and Erdogan met the EU and NATO top brass in Brussels on 9 Match. Erdogan is now pushing for a summit
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Mitsotakis urges EU to act after European Council stalemate
PoliticsGreek Politicstaking to social media to express his reaction. The Greek premier was one of nine eurozone leaders... the letter that the nine eurozone countries sent regarding a one-off Eurobond, arguing... that Mitsotakis met as he attempted to convince Europe that his election victory would signal a change with regard
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Amid Eurogroup stalemate, Athens focusses on extra liquidity available after ECB move
Economy. According to reports, one of the stumbling blocks was that some eurozone member states... with the economic recovery after the crisis. Greece was one of the nine countries that publicly backed over the last few days the idea of issuing a so-called corona-bond. However, this proposal met
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Snap election scenarios circulate as ND's pandemic response fuels surge in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsof events a scenario for snap elections, less than one year into ND’s term in government. Such a scenario... as cynical and deluded. One doesn’t have to look far to see the controversy aroused by the prospect... round of French municipal elections after the outbreak was met with a mixture of relief and approval
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Newsletter 260 -31/07/2020
for one month. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin... advisory public. This has established Berlin as a serious interlocutor and one, especially given.... Mitsotakis met with all the political leaders individually last week to discuss the issue
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Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
are largely confined to their homes, the opposition party also focussed on the fact that the couple met... riding one of the motorcycles. SYRIZA also accused several TV channels of ignoring the matter completely... was 23 pct. Of the private debt, GGBs were just 13 pct of the total. This is one of the factors
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Newsletter 282 -29/01/2021
there are points of convergence for potential negotiations on one and only issue: the delimitation... side Following a difficult few months for Greece/Turkey relations, the two countries met.... That was followed by one more transaction before Greece lost market access and ended up in an adjustment
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Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
Agorahe has had with European counterparts. However, one would have expected that the OSCE Chairperson... was granted candidate status within one year of his first mandate in 2014, progress on opening accession talks has been met with several hurdles, some of which cannot be attributed to Tirana’s lack of effort
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