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Current account deficit narrows by 45 pct to 804.3 mln in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's current account (C/A) deficit narrowed by almost 45 percent to 804.3 million euros in February from 1.45 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Wednesday. The year on year evolution largely reflects a notable improvement in the primary income balance, which recorded
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IMF examines how Greece accumulated large pile of unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeevaluation earlier this week. The total amount of this type of debt stands at 115 billion euros... in early 2010s to 45 percent by the end of 2015. The third driver of tax debt evolution involves the high... administration practices with modern approaches used in advanced economies.
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House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
Agoraexclusive road. But a symbol of ancient democracy and a product of modern political corruption... Greece became an unintended monument to the modern era of post-dictatorship Greek politics when theft... various ministerial posts – interior, defence, transport, public order, development, labour and public
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The flag of permanent defeat
Agoraof Tsipras (maybe we can call it type 3.0) bore no resemblance to the SYRIZA leader of 2015... this dismal period in its modern history. From education to institutions and from innovation to investment... of sync with the job market, into the modern era was missed. In fact, critics argue that the reforms
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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
party officials for making insulting statements. Mitsotakis has branded himself as a more modern... by almost 45 percent to 804.3 million euros in February from 1.45 billion a year earlier. A notable... of violence, are not exclusive to the left. In a country with such a tumultuous modern history, it is too
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politics. Striking the right balance between ensuring that SYRIZA does not give police the type of free reign... portfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesare government agencies in the more modern administrative sense, which proliferated from the 1990s onwards.... Announcing the new hiring plans, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis argued that the hirings would
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societyexistence as a modern state, the principle of full citizen rights for Greeks abroad has been espoused... struck. Interior Minister Pavlos Skourletis, who had initially sought to defer the prospect
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Parties at loggerheads over inquiry into media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics” could help “develop a modern progressive strategy.” The formation of the board seems designed... as part of the inquiry. SYRIZA had wanted Stelios Petsas, now the alternate interior minister, former
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Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
PoliticsGreek Politics’s] modern history”, a comment that prompted strong objections from SYRIZA officials. Interior
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