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Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015
in June. According to the latest official ECB data for 2013, the total number of cards issued... whether Greece is in a position to wrap up its third bailout in time to receive new funding to pay... to their constituencies to speak with voters. The only way to overcome this friction without holding new elections
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Tsipras, against all odds
Agoraof their own. The SYRIZA-led government, elected only four months earlier had just emptied out its holding account at the International Monetary Fund to pay the Washington-based organisation and had drawn... away the intention to ask low-income pensioners who receive the special EKAS benefit to pay back
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policyfor Energy so it can be eligible for EU support funds. Egypt has completed interconnections with Libya... of Northern Cyprus. On the other hand, Cairo and Athens share a common line on the issue of Libya..., and the International Law of the Sea,” he said. The two ministers also discussed the issue of Libya
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader Kyriakos Mitsotakis followed this up by holding a meeting with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos... with Pavlopoulos that holding general elections “as soon as possible” is the only way for the country... week, disputing each other’s motivations. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sprung a surprise
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agorait was unconstitutional to cut off taxpayers’ electricity if they did not pay. The only way of resolving this legal... exports and highlights a number of factors that are holding back their growth. Many of these elements..., with the respective share to total houses increasing to 12.3 percent in 2012 from 9.9 percent in 2008
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Who pays property tax and how much revealed by Greek authorities
EconomyMacroeconomy) of 2016 ENFIA stems from 7.37 million individuals that would have to pay a total amount of 2.71... are due to pay a total of 466.8 million euros this year, up by almost 10 percent from last year’s figure... percent of total) are due to pay a much higher tax, in excess of 1,000 euros compared to 2015 tax burden
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Seven in 10 Greeks raiding savings to pay bills, two in 10 have no deposits
Societyinto their savings to cover basic costs and pay their growing tax bills. Of course, this has a knock
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Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
Societypercent of men). Just 57 percent reported receiving their pay on time and without problems, 33
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