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Public deficit and democratic duty
Agorafollowing a presentation at the London School of Economics. “Members of the general public have a duty... what triggered Greece’s crisis is a matter of democratic duty. Nick Malkoutzis
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Tempe casts heavy shadow over public mood as accident report confirms serious safety failings
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put more faith in grass roots mobilisations, with 78 pct finding the actions of the victims
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SYRIZA sets sights on "progressive coalition" after first ballot
PoliticsGreek Politicslower VAT on food and bringing fuel duty down to the EU minimum. Defending his record in government... to criticise the government’s attempts to block the far-right party Ellines (Greeks) from running... by his party in February could have obviated the need for repeated heavy-handed interventions. New
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproached by a government official who asked him to help block Ellines from standing in the elections
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Tsipras calls snap elections after heavy defeat that puts ND on course for clear majority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras called snap elections on Sunday after SYRIZA suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament elections, making it virtually impossible for him to hold on until the end of the government’s term in September. New Democracy was on course late on Sunday to win
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Pandemic takes heavy toll on Greek workers, study finds
EconomyFeaturesof poverty. Losing a job comes at a particularly heavy price in Greece, since after two years
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OECD sees heavy hit from pandemic, gradual recovery in 2021 picking up pace in 2022
Economyto 13.5 percent in 2022. Exports will suffer a heavy hit this year, declining by almost a quarter
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politicsand insist that they are merely carrying out their duty of parliamentary scrutiny. Mitsotakis..., however, he appeared to call for a more radical shake-up initiated by the grass roots. Employing
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Special tax structure would benefit hotels and jobs, bank argues
EconomyFeaturesin recent years, heavy taxation, especially VAT, remains a problem. In October 2015, a new rate of hotel VAT... hotel buildings that have not been used before. In the case of a transfer, a 2.4 percent stamp duty... duty, etc) may be due for the foreign investor. Greece’s hotel industry has been voicing concern
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Newsletter 414 - 01/03/2024
and accused the government of using its majority on the panel to block the summoning of key witnesses... interference with transport safety to manslaughter through negligence and dereliction of duty, which... sense in Greeks society that the authorities are attempting to block transparency in the Tempe train
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