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Tsipras plays to domestic gallery over IMF dispute
PoliticsGreek Politicsif the coalition agrees to a new set of unpopular measures to conclude the current review, they will be less painful and unfair than those that would have been adopted by a New Democracy government. At no point
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Pension and income tax reform bill sets out 4.4 bln in new measures
EconomyProgrammeon April 19, except the new pension ceiling. This is now set at 2,000 euros (instead of 2,304) for a single... Additional revenues 1) Rise in contributions for supplementary pensions by 1 percentage point – 362
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A breakdown of the 5.4 bln in measures that form basis of agreement between Greece and creditors
EconomyProgrammeAlthough Greece and its lenders are continuing to debate how to set up an extra 2 percent of GDP in fiscal measures so they are on standby if primary surplus targets are missed next year or in 2018... percentage point and a cut in the dividend paid to public sector pensioners. The Labour Ministry claims
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Newsletter 73 - 13/05/2016
rate on small businesses was set at 29 percent, up from 26 percent for income below 50,000 euros... that the SYRIZA–ANEL coalition had to adopt following its failed negotiations in 2015. At this point
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Creditors' deal comes up short on debt relief for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens had been expecting, it also set a number of conditions for Greece to meet both straight away... the Greek government will point to the fact that this is by far the most explicit commitment to debt relief
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Putin visit highlights potential, but also limitations, of Greece-Russia ties
PoliticsForeign Policythe joint press conference the two men held in Athens, Tsipras stated: “we will contribute until the point we are able to,” indicating that Greece can only act within the framework set out by EU and NATO
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Tsipras gets ball rolling on lengthy, ambitious bid to change constitution
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor his government. The ideas set out by the prime minister were more or less along the lines that had... minister made a point of stressing the importance of the process, which he wants to be as inclusive
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Parliament will not probe 2015 bailout negotiations but issue unlikely to disappear
PoliticsGreek Politicsworked – in secret – on the scheme for six weeks and the team set out to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... suffer serious damage at some point.
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Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts, looks for party balance and broad appeal
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the Thessaloniki International Fair next weekend, where he will set out his policy proposals, Mitsotakis... plans to operate, Mitsotakis made a point of appealing to the centre and centre-left. “We have room
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Tsipras limits pledges and expectations in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicson Friday that talks about short-term measures are taking place. The Greek premier made a point of playing... of the TV stations set to close as a result of the recent broadcasting permit auction. The reporter
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