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Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the Central Council of Modern Monuments. The government insists the resignations are unrelated... lacks modern tools of transparency and control, and that digitisation is the only effective way... ELAS estimates would reduce electricity bills by 30%. The second is the creation of a public housing
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BoG provides insight into Greece’s housing affordability problem
EconomyFeaturesbuilt in the 1970s - often necessitates additional capital for renovations to meet modern living... in property values, fuelled by external demand and a shortage of modern supply, is narrowing the housing... - a family of four - to finance a home via bank debt, the Bank of Greece estimated the Housing Finance
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It's time to say farewell to TINA politics in Germany
Agorathe devastating flash floods in the two regions of North-Rhein Westphalia and Rhineland Palatinate
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Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers
Agoraat the state level in Rheinland-Palatinate and previously governed in the state of Brandenburg
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign PolicyGerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting formed part of Athens’ regular contacts with representatives of Libya’s de facto government... of Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis
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Q3 GDP rebounds 0.8 pct QoQ and 1.8 pct YoY, above flash estimates
EconomyMacroeconomynot available at the time of the flash estimate. The provisional estimates also showed GDP increased by 1.8... of 0.1 percent. For the 2016 estimate of a 0.3 percent recession to be met, Q4 GDP would have... by 0.4 percent in Q2, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) provisional estimates displayed
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Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policyat unofficial camps like the ones at the port of Piraeus and at Greece’s northern border in Idomeni... and Idomeni becoming permanent features of the effort to tackle the refugee crisis. This approach, though... to prevent the situation at Piraeus, Idomeni and the island hot spots from getting completely out of hand
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GDP grows by 1.3 pct QoQ in Q2, in line with growth estimates of 2+ pct for year
EconomyMacroeconomypct that appeared in the 2023 final budget at the end of 2022. The most recent inflation estimate... in 2023, from 1.2 seen in the previous estimate in February. In its latest World Economic Outlook... percent QoQ. Outlook According to the latest Finance Ministry estimates included in the Stability
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