Revenues from plastic bag levy to be transferred to Recycling Agency
eKathimerini — Market experts say that revenues from the sale of plastic bags at shops and supermarkets have reached around 2.5 million euros since the […]
ECONOMY
Greece’s economic crisis is over only if you don’t live there
The Washington Post — The rest of the world might have moved on because Greece isn’t threatening to knock over the other dominoes that are […]
Juncker in Athens: Greece meeting obligations, commitments; successful end of memorandums in sight
Naftemporiki — Visiting EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sent a clear message on Thursday from Athens that the country will successfully exit the memorandum era […]
Germany says decision on Greek debt will ‘take a few more weeks’
Reuters — Greece has posted an overall budget surplus for the second straight year, even when debt repayments are included. This result could facilitate debt […]
Eurostat: Four percent primary surplus for 2017
To Vima — Eurostat has announced that Greece’s primary surplus in 2017 was four percent, well above the government’s target of 1.75 percent of GDP. […]
Euro zone considers linking debt relief to Greek economic policy
Euro zone creditors are working on a debt relief offer that Greece cannot refuse, with ‘incentives’ for Athens not to backtrack on the austerity programme […]
EU, IMF mull Greek debt relief with no early decision expected
Reuters – The euro zone and International Monetary Fund are discussing options for future debt relief for Greece at meetings this week in Washington, but […]
Lagarde: IMF never asked for such deep spending cuts in Greece
Naftemporiki — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) never asked for additional and deep cuts in state spending implemented in Greece over the recent period, the […]
With Mr. Austerity gone, will Germany approve debt relief for Greece?
Handelsblatt — France and the European Union are pressing ahead with plans to implement debt relief for Greece now that Germany’s former Finance Minister Wolfgang […]
Greek govt upset as archaeologists deny BBC access to ancient temple
Washington Post — Greece’s Central Archaeological Council or KAS denied the one-day access request to the 2,500-years old Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion next month, saying […]
Objective values to rise for 60 pct of property zones
eKathimerini — The adjusted property rates used for taxation purposes (known as “objective values”) will be increased in 6,070 zones around the country, Deputy Finance […]
Greece tops Europe’s wage cuts league
IBNA — Greece comes top among European countries for cutting wages in the period 2010-2017 with a drop in real wages of 19.1% for those […]
Progress made on electronic register for properties on rental platforms
GTP — Property owners leasing their homes in Greece through electronic platforms such as AirBnB from now on will be required to register all rental […]
Floating dock arrives at the port of Piraeus
Naftemporiki — A floating dock recently purchased by the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) arrived on Sunday morning in the Gulf of Elefsina, west of Piraeus. […]
Private construction sector recovers in 2017 after 11 consecutive years of recession
Naftemporiki — The private construction sector in crisis-battered Greece posted a recovery in 2017, after 11 years of recession, according to the independent statistics authority […]