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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
are due to begin in Athens on Monday, even though the third review has not quite been completed yet... approving the presidential decree for the redevelopment of the former Athens airport at Hellenikon, has..., involved electronic auctions. The attention on this issue has been exacerbated by the government’s
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Kotzias prepares for significant Skopje visit after making treaty proposal
PoliticsForeign PolicyΤhe two-day visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to Skopje, due to begin this Thursday, has... building measures between the two countries and Athens feels that it has to provide an equally symbolic... of the issue that has marred relations between the two countries for a quarter of a century. Both
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesIn recent weeks the Greek government has come under sustained criticism from the main opposition... backs up its accusations with figures which claim to show that the government has hired 21,000... people to key positions, allowing it to control the apparatus of government even after it has lost
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Whether an "early" or "clean" exit, it's the same old story for Greece
Agoradoghouse and has emerged as an equal partner in Europe and beyond. The promotional video is designed... (ANEL) coalition has been building towards this moment ever since it was re-elected in September 2015... the idea of the exit being oversold and politics being put ahead of practicalities. Greece has been
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorabecause it has the power to get the weakest back on their feet and provide them with the protection.... Mitsotakis has argued that lowering taxes would lead to lower tax evasion (as the incentive to dodge... on taxpayers has increased considerably. Although there have been significant improvements in the tax
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Newsletter 178 -12/10/2018
own line Alexis Tsipras’s coalition partner, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, has been causing... counterpart, Zoran Zaev, while the latter proposal does not represent government policy, which has centred... vote to be held. There has been speculation that New Democracy might make such a move
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Newsletter 195 -22/02/2019
officials have indicated that Athens has much work ahead of it if the March 11 Eurogroup is going... to be launched, which suggests that either the existing law has to be extended or there has... surveillance period. One eurozone official told Reuters that the report “is likely to say that Greece has
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With June EU Council looming, ND clarifies stance on North Macedonia and Albania
PoliticsForeign Policy. But the developments so far are not positive since France has already sent a clear message that Paris... Zaev of treachery in regard to the Prespes Agreement. For Greece, which has always favoured EU..., Kyriakos Mitsotakis has many times publicly described the compromise as "shameful." ND’s stance has
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Newsletter 202 -12/04/2019
to tap markets Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has travelled to Washington with the aim of clinching... of the second post-programme review, the Greek government has identified the early repayment of some... owes to the IMF has an interest rate of nearly 5 percent. From a debt sustainability and fiscal
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
on Monday by SYRIZA are similar to the ones that New Democracy has put forward in recent months but With parliament now dissolved ahead of the July 7 elections, Greece has shifted into election mode... will combat this by arguing that it has a more coherent plan for the economy, which includes shaping
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