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Budget primary deficit at 1.47 bln euros in Jan, revenue shortfall hits 812 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyEurope. Additionally, Mitsotakis has announced the appointment of Nikos Tsafos, a member of the Center... the world's longest submarine power cable (310 kilometres (190 mi) from Israel to Cyprus and 898... of talks Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias held with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken at the US State
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicson PASOK and its leader Nikos Androulakis, who have taken the high moral ground since Androulakis found... in ejecting Kaili. It was, however, slightly undermined by a statement by Maria Spyraki herself in which.... Erosion of support A report by the SYRIZA-affiliated Nikos Poulantzas Institute highlights
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Initials signs for Greek-Turkish exploratory talks seem unpromising
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe new round of exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey hang in the balance as Ankara has... continue our talks?” Erdogan's statements came following Mitsotakis’s remarks last Monday in Nicosia... of stability in the region.” In his joint remarks with his Iraqi counterpart in Athens, Dendias also
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced
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Rise in overdue contributions slows to 310 mln in Q3, total at 16.9 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rise in unpaid social security contributions (SSCs) slowed quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 310 million euros in Q3 of 2016, from 831 million in Q2. The outstanding amount reaching 16.92 billion, the quarterly bulletin of the single SSC collection centre (KEAO) displayed on Monday. The increase
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PM riles SYRIZA with remarks on EU anniversary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece marked on Thursday the 40th anniversary of its accession to what was then the European Economic Community, but remarks made in the presence of EU dignitaries by Prime Minister Kyriakos... for Greece, not a party-political gathering. SYRIZA referred to Mitsotakis’s remarks as “incendiary
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 1.47 bln in Jan as taxes dwindle
EconomyMacroeconomy. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros. The monthly primary... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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Amid signs of split over Tempe probe, government plays down EU prosecutor’s remarks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Dendias has caused a stir after he broke government ranks and spoke publicly in favour of allowing
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Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis as part of her party’s commitment to transparency and citizen involvement. However, the remarks were... independence from mainstream parties may appeal to disillusioned voters, but her remarks on abortion have... will not cooperate with existing formations, positioning herself as an outsider force born of the Tempe rail
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