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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
by the government before the EU elections on May 26 would have a fiscal impact of 1.1 to 1.4 percent... in May Month-on-month, the index showed a fall of 1.1 percent May’s reading has kept the index positive... by 1.1 percent when compared to April. The core index edged up by 0.2 percent in May, following
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoracall that took place between Papandreou and Samaras, but it made no sense for the ND leader to jump..., this time with New Democracy, the party that had been its fierce rival for decades. SYRIZA took a lead... would not follow the old style of politics, it only took a few weeks before he started asking
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
that the only agreement in Brussels would be to close the Western Balkans route for migrants. Tsipras took... her as the best way to avoid Schengen falling apart, the EU’s cohesion being tested, human smugglers... this kind of thing) there are the moral and legal complications. A series of rights groups, including Human
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Mitsotakis raises bar for EP vote success as fringe parties and abstention hold key to result
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the case had recommended that be dismissed, as the sinking took place in international waters... Ombudsman is also investigating the Coast Guard’s actions in relation to the sinking. Human rights advocates.... This is the second high-profile case of alleged human trafficking to be dismissed in recent months
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. NGO criticism Human‑rights organisations have sharply criticised the legislation, warning..., for activities that could be interpreted as facilitating irregular entry. Human Rights Watch has described... parliamentary debate and subsequent vote took place against the backdrop of a new deadly incident involving
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New Greek cabinet a mixed bag, prompting hope and concern
PoliticsGreek Politicspresident at the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA) and the Hellenic League of Human... government, to fill this position. His portfolio falls under an expanded Interior Ministry
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Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the inability of European politicians to get Turkey to tackle human trafficking and reduce the number... Mouzalas went into an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers on Monday on the back
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Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsand repatriate them. These two actions, along with a greater effort by Turkey to impede human traffickers... of refugees and migrants to northern and central Europe. EU interior ministers urged Greece to have the hot
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