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Newsletter 274 -20/11/2020
of the coronavirus. The opposition parties saw the move as excessive and an affront to democratic sensibilities.... This is the biggest month-on-month decline in debtors in the year so far. The total for legacy tax arrears
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Vote on territorial waters puts PM's stance in spotlight
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek Parliament approved on Wednesday the extension of the country’s territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles by a massive majority of 284. The vote saw ND coming around...” in the demonstrations as “colourful” and admitting that the crowds may have been infiltrated by the far
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PM tries to contain Covid confusion as protests on education and lockdowns intensify
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a rough start to the week, which saw a cacophony of statements by government ministers and experts culminate in the announcement of a strict lockdown on Athens, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave... for the legislation to be withdrawn until after the lockdown, arguing that laws with far-reaching consequence
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsof June. One blight on the Greek vaccination programme so far is the low take-up among older... has not taken any responsibility for a failed strategy that saw Greece spend some six months
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Newsletter 295 - 07/05/2021
of the situation. So far, the government can take little comfort from the latest Covid data.... Producers saw a renewed upturn in new orders in April as stronger client demand and the easing of pandemic
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Reshuffle speculation resurfaces, swiftly dismissed by government
PoliticsGreek Politicsby SYRIZA. The adjustments that the prime minister has made to his government so far have been along these lines, although the last reshuffle also saw him bringing in more MPs and figures from the party’s
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Newsletter 301 - 18/06/2021
and his circle are far from secure as the pandemic wanes. “Now that political normality resumes”, he..., which saw the spread over German sovereign debt drop below 100 basis points. However, the PBO notes
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Post-Covid era dawns on new landscape for bad debt in Greece
EconomyFeaturescontracted, the seven-and-a-half years to June 2016 saw a seven-fold increase in the volume of loans... on the banks’ books (49.7 pct) were non-performing. The largest volume of bad loans by far represents business
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Vaccination politics intensify as Greece races to plug immunity gap
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the streets. Wednesday saw the first mass anti-vax rallies in Greece, with police estimating...-average vaccination rates at the local level correspond with above-average electoral support for far-right
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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
for the vaccine so far in the public sector. The coverage is slightly higher in the private sector. In making... October are thought to have exacerbated the second Covid wave in Greece. Wednesday saw the first mass
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