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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
was beaten again. Despite the economy entering recession, Greece being monitored for its oversized public..., have managed to survive. The drive for this churn of personalities, slogans, banners and logos
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The men who would be prime ministers
Agora2004. He was undeterred by the fact that when the snap polls came in 2007 his party was beaten again... to survive. The drive for this churn of personalities, slogans, banners and logos is provided
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Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped
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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...
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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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During crisis, proportion of Greeks in extreme poverty has risen almost seven times to 15 pct
Society, Patras and the village of Varia in Aetolia-Acarnania in western Greece. Other factors
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Newsletter 297 - 21/05/2021
Covid a threat to summer plans Pandemic casts pall on tourism forecasts as SYRIZA advances own RRF strategy There were signs this week that Greece is far from done yet with Covid-19 which, among other things, could have damaging implications for the tourism sector. Also this week, SYRIZA sought
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Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepresentatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek Politicsemployees’ compensation rights. Also, firms are no longer responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even
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