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New Democracy risks losing moderates with move for right-wing alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s attempt to form a broad right-wing alliance designed to prevent SYRIZA winning the next elections has had a mixed response so far but the most important reaction could yet be the one... and I feel that I have no connection to this at all,” Mitsotakis told Mega TV. His comments raise
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A factional story: When disunity came to visit New Democracy
Agorathat the Greek electorate has yet to place enough faith in SYRIZA so it could be regarded... Hatzidakis compete with the political bear baiters like Georgiadis; and all the time Samaras’s
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Friction over property tax exposes cracks in Greek coalition's strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough the government passed its latest amendments to the troubled single property tax (ENFIA) on Thursday, the atmosphere surrounding the ballot underlined that all is not well within... to an outright rebellion, the numbers do not yet add up in terms of opposition MPs. The government has
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Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
Economyincome of 1.5 billion euros, which was recorded in the budget execution, yet excluded from the fiscal... if all taxpayers pay their income tax as budgeted, the respective revenues target for 2014
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Greece sees travel receipts rise again in July to reach 2.74 bln
EconomyMacroeconomythe respective 7-month figure down 5.6 percent to 617 euros. Arrivals from all key countries displayed... decreased 8.1 percent to 855 million, yet remained the country with the highest tourist revenues
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Samaras plots early bailout exit, plays down debt relief as Merkel remains tight-lipped
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be included in the draft 2015 budget, due to be ready in October 6. These adjustments have yet... it would have if it does not have to answer to the IMF or the troika for all its fiscal decisions
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Greece's troika talks begin with apparent deal on 2015 surplus
EconomyProgrammewants to roll out have yet to be discussed. The coalition has informed the Greek media that it intends to incorporate all the reductions announced by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the Thessaloniki
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Troika leaves with key issues pending and clock ticking for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government might have to take before the year’s end. Among the key issues that have yet... of the labour market have not been discussed at all. The government has drawn so called “red lines
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In survival bid, coalition seeks to ease taxpayer burden, secure early bailout exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has yet to be finalised is how the growing number of non-performing loans (NPLs) will be dealt... and monitoring. According to reports, Samaras wants to have all this in place by the December 8 Eurogroup
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SYRIZA's weak foreign, defence policy credentials a vulnerability
PoliticsForeign PolicyWith all the focus falling on its economic policies, little attention has been paid to where SYRIZA stands on defence and foreign policy. With Greece potentially just a few months away from early... and foreign policy position. SYRIZA’s lack of expertise in areas of such vital importance could yet
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