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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya
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Newsletter 480 - 17/10/2025
of criticising the current government directly, though many interpreted his remarks as a veiled rebuke... published its second estimate for Greece’s annual GDP in 2024, including revisions for 2023 and 2022... in the previous March estimate. Growth for 2023 was confirmed at 2.1 percent, while the economy expanded
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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
4,000 per month at the moment. However, to suggest in any way that this has helped clear the decks so... to recognise reality, while finding someone to pin the blame on. When German Interior Minister Thomas de... million. VAT revenues edged up by 0.7 percent to 12.68 billion in 2014, while the VTTL (the estimated VAT
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Newsletter 318 - 26/11/2021
. The target for 2021 was revised, as per standard practice, following the tabling of the final budget... the alternate interior minister, former health minister Vassilis Kikilias (now tourism minister..., there are to be payments of 250 euros to an estimated 800,000 low-paid pensioners and 173,000 registered
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IMF outlines areas in which Greece needs further reforms, where it should apply caution
EconomyProgrammeto Greece, Peter Dolman. “At the same time, the government should also be focussing on non-wage costs so... estimates that at least 600,000 workers, or 15-20 percent of employees were affected by the minimum
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Newsletter 364 - 23/12/2022
criteria. The monthly stipend will start at 22 euros per month for a single-person household.... This is broadly in line with the European Commission’s estimate published about a month go, which... regarding next year. In its review in October, S&P presented an estimate of 1.7 pct growth in 2023. Also
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Newsletter 323 - 14/01/2022
to peter out by February and for the current pressure on the health system to ease. For the time being.... Specifically, VAT alone is estimated at 18.76 billion euros, outperforming by some margin the revenues from
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EC revises growth estimate upward to 4.1 pct this year, 6 pct in 2022
EconomyMacroeconomyThe European Commission updated its economic estimates for Greece in the context of the 2021 Spring Forecasts, where the estimates are slightly improved from the previous forecasts in February... estimates assume the relief measures that have so far cushioned the blow on the economy will not be cut
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Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicspurchasing bonds. Thank you.” The timing of Draghi’s remarks could not have been more critical....” She added: “The government considers the remarks made by Mr Draghi to be helpful. It’s a major...-time contracts are being paid less than 360 euros per month, while uninsured labour has surged to 30
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Splits and alliances on leaders' minds as thoughts turn to next elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshomosexuality to paedophilia. Tsipras chose not to respond to these remarks during his speech in Parliament..., that Interior Minister Panos Skourletis recently proposed changes to the vast Athens “B” electoral precinct
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