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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA attempted on Friday to limit further damage to its image on Friday after complaints of efforts by government officials to appoint relatives to positions in Parliament before snap elections are officially called. SYRIZA MP, and former minister, Tassia Christodoulopoulou announced that she
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SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsShortly after asking President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to dissolve Parliament and pave the way for snap election on July 7, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presided over the unveiling of SYRIZA’s manifesto, which focuses on tax cuts and the creation of jobs with higher wages. In a presentation
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
on Monday to dissolve Parliament and pave the way for snap election on July 7, Prime Minister Alexis
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Strong investor demand for 7-year bond, yield settles at record low of 1.9 pct
Economymanner, but held off on the issuance of the 7-year bond after snap elections were called for July.
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Commission gives go-ahead for APS to reduce NPL pile
EconomyBankingloans into a special purpose vehicle. Political developments towards the end of spring and the snap
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SYRIZA launches membership drive but still struggles with 2015 backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicsin December 2014 to trigger a snap national vote as the leftists were unprepared to govern. Former deputy
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Prime Minister Zoran Zaev calling snap elections, the Greek government has been beset by concern about
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New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe year ends with Greece being hit by a cold snap and high winds, but with the government planning to get 2020 off to a smooth and convincing start. Given that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been out of Athens with his family over the past few days, much of the political focus has been
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Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
PoliticsGreek Politicsto snap general elections. Instead, a simple majority of MPs can choose the next head of state
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Waiting for Eurogroup outcome, ND and SYRIZA focus on economic interventions
PoliticsGreek Politicsto capitalise on this rallying by calling snap elections once the threat from Covid-19 has disappeared
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