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EC study: VAT gap in Greece at 34 pct, more than double the EU average
The European Commission published a study on Friday that examines the evolution of the VAT gap across the EU according to the latest available data for 2013.
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Conditions for Greek ECCL reportedly outlined in German document
The German Parliament (Bundestag) is expected to approve on Thursday the extension of the Greek bailout programme by two months, according to press reports.
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EC sticks with 0.6 pct growth for Greece in 2014 but also sees C/A deficit
In its winter economic forecasts released on Tuesday, the European Commission (EC) notes that recent data support expectations that Greece should return to growth in 2014. Confidence indicators continue to improve, whilst hard data releases suggest the first signs of recovery.
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Eurozone periphery condemned to low wages, demand, EC study suggests
A research paper by an economist at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), which was initially published online this week by accident, withdrawn and then released again the next day, provided more fuel for the austerity debate in the euro area.