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Newsletter 260 -31/07/2020
are held. Kalin said that “we are ready to speak about all bilateral issues with Greece without... construction stabilises Compared to July 2019, the ESI has decreased by 15.8 points. Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 3.2 points month-on-month in July to reach 90.8 points, European Commission
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Contraction of 0.1 pct in Q4 sees 2018 GDP fall slightly below target at 1.9 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyby 7.5 percent, meaning that the initial figures for 2018 have beaten this estimate. Imports of goods... by 2.2 percent from a rise of 2.6 percent in Q3. The figures showed that nominal GDP grew by 2.5 percent... by the European Commission anticipated real GDP growth of 2 percent in 2018 and 2.2 percent in 2019
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoraof a policy paper written by the European Stability Initiative (ESI) think-tank last January titled..., the ESI argued that if a similar system is adopted in Greece, the EU-Turkey agreement could be applied... it wants to put in place. “That won’t work,” the head of the ESI, Gerald Knaus told Kathimerini recently
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SYRIZA's poll lead consistent but parliamentary majority elusive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsND 28 Potami 4.5 G Dawn 4.2 PASOK 4 KKE 3.7 Ind Grks 2.2 Papandreou 1.5 Other 4.4 Undecided 9.6... and Golden Dawn favourite for this spot but some pollsters suggest that PASOK is not far behind. A Kapa... SYRIZA 28.1 ND 25.5 Potami 6.5 G Dawn 5.4 PASOK 5.2 KKE 5 Papandreou 2.8 Ind Grks 2.6 Other 4.1 Undecid
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France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom
PoliticsForeign Policyreaffirmation of a bilateral relationship that has evolved into one of increasing strategic depth... continues to be the cornerstone of the bilateral partnership. Macron publicly reaffirmed France’s... this assessment, describing the agreement as a milestone that deepens bilateral cooperation across
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Increased revenues push Greek budget primary surplus up to 2.28 bln at end of July
EconomyMacroeconomyand means that the primary surplus target was beaten by 1.48 billion euros. The fiscal performance... in July. Nevertheless, the 7-month figures still indicate a year on year drop of 2.2 and 4.4 percent... attributed to the exceptionally strong revenues of 2.2 billion posted in the corresponding month last year
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoraof 3.5 percent until 2023 is detrimental to growth and that the goal of 2.2 percent on average up... long-term goal of 2.2 percent is unprecedented, the long-term target in the IMF’s DSA at the end... tax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s Aris Spiliotopoulos and Golden Dawn’s Ilias Kasidiaris for the second spot. Kaminis... Democracy’s incumbent Vassilis Michaloliakos was beaten into second place by independent Yiannis Moralis
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
after Golden Dawn made it clear that it would not take part in the ballot. The simple majority means... percent to 22.39 million. It is worth noting that revenues have steadily beaten targets over the past
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Only inconclusive poll result would prompt KINAL approach, suggests Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicscomment, though, was a message to centre-left voters who would prefer to see SYRIZA well beaten... heckled by Golden Dawn supporters in northern Greece over the weekend. With SYRIZA’s poll numbers
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