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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturescountries in the index. Fast broadband and fibre coverage are growing fast but still lagging the rest of Europe significantly. Fast broadband coverage grew from 53 pct to 81 pct between 2018 and 2020... of 12). Among the general population, digital penetration is relatively low. According to official
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Government officials escalate attack on watchdogs, as spyware report touches on PM's office
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe national intelligence service and the users of Predator, Mitsotakis and his top officials appear... of the illegal spyware. Dimitriadis, who was the political overseer of the national intelligence service... the revelation that the service was tapping the phones of a number of public figures, including the head
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Newsletter 131 -15/09/2017
. even pledged to personally head a task force that would fast track major projects. After an initial... on “individual business decisions.” A senior eurozone official briefing journalists in Brussels on the agenda... to the tax-free threshold due in 2019 to be implemented earlier. A senior Finance Ministry official
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Banks moving at pace on road to recovery
EconomyBankingdebt crisis that damaged their balance sheets. In the latest official data on bad loans on the banks... the criteria of Minimum Requirement of Eligible Liabilities (MREL) set by the Supervisory Board of the ECB
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Opposition outmanoeuvred by fast-track prosecution of first political figure over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the severity of the criminal case against government officials. This is all now set to end.... The amendment would do away with the statute of limitations on the prosecution of government officials, which
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Agreement creates array of political challenges for Tsipras, who must move fast
PoliticsGreek Politicsreviews to qualify funding, including visits by officials to Athens. These inspections have proved
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor private services to the social security fund EFKA in violation of parliamentary rules. The accusations
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Newsletter 99 - 09/12/2016
out by Greece’s official creditors. The agreed roadmap of short-term measures to make the country’s... to be shaped by the capacity of official lenders to demand fiscal, banking sector-related... of employed has risen by 60,600, while that for the jobless has declined by 81,000. Τhe non
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Government paves way for major U-turn on migration as opposition warns of interference in regulators
PoliticsGreek Politicslegislation that will fast-track work permits for migrants already in the country. The minister... to official figures presented by the minister, the number of legal immigrants in Greece has dropped... service EYP for failing to cooperate with its investigation into the surveillance. It has been
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Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Yiannis Economou returned urgently to Athens from an official visit to Albania to deal... and several injuries. The Croatian team was due to play Athens team AEK FC in a UEFA Champions League... officials who were slow to act on complaints may be punished at the ballot box, overwhelmingly damaging
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