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Draft budget contains two scenarios on pensions, charts course within agreed fiscal targets
EconomyMacroeconomyin investments and higher imports. Public consumption will also be subdued compared to the MFTS
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Storm impact and ferry death engulf political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the leftists when they were in power to hire 5,000 more forest rangers and firefighters. She argued
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Under-fire PM pledges civil defence improvements following summer of destruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsprotection capabilities. Among other things, the PM promised to hire more firefighters and forest rangers
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is speculation that political fallout from the wildfire in Mati, where the death toll... is focusing on illegal construction in Mati, to be conducted. Criticism of the way that authorities... being diverted to Mati, adding to the death toll. Kathimerini newspaper published on Thursday
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Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the civil protection authority, seen as one of the major weak points in the response to the Mati fire... of the most contentious points in the case of Mati. The announcement is the latest attempt...). The government also now faces the difficulty of trying to pivot from the sombre issue of the Mati fire to the MoU
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Foreign minister's visit to Ankara sparks hope of new era in Greek-Turkish ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyA visit by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to Turkey this week has given fresh hope... time soon. The Cyprus issue Çavuşoğlu and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, both also spoke...? The two sides agreed to enhance co-operation through the Ministries of interior and justice with the aim
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Creditors devise proposal in Berlin, Tsipras prepares ground in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicson to their seats if they quit their parties. On Saturday, Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis admitted.... State Minister Nikos Pappas made it clear last week that Tsipras will expect SYRIZA MPs to support
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SYRIZA readies itself for election battle, Mitsotakis pledges pension overhaul
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterior Minister Panos Skourletis to take on the job but that the latter is reluctant to do so. Other names that have been linked with the position include Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas... of Alternate Citizen’s Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, the reshuffle is seen as a necessary step
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Speculation about May elections revived by SYRIZA officials' comments
PoliticsGreek Politicspolls in May. SYRIZA MP Nikos Fylis became the latest high-profile member of the leftist government... came in the wake of interventions by parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis and party secretary Panos... at the same time. Speaking on Open TV, Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis insisted that possible technical
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