Editorial Ta Nea: Illusions
For electoral reasons, the government pretends that the country that has left behind the economic crisis, when it is abundantly clear that it is still very much with us.
For electoral reasons, the government pretends that the country that has left behind the economic crisis, when it is abundantly clear that it is still very much with us.

Deputy Premier Yannis Dragasakis has said that the reasons that led to a compromise with creditors in July, 2015, were not exclusively economic, but instead are related to the chaos that could have emerged.

The lawyer for the American representatives of the SAIC company, Themis Sofos, requested that the court bar the Greek state from the civil suit, citing a related decision of the Arbitration Court.

Over-taxation, austerity, and vote-mongering handouts trap the economy in a vicious circle which hinders growth and consequently impedes the creation of new jobs.

Greece is the heaviest taxed country as regards goods and services – VAT and the EFK special consumer tax – and is near the top of the list in terms of income tax.
The total amount of debt of households and businesses to the state was an astronomical 103bn euros, which along with fines amounts to 185bn euros.
Xenogiannakopoulou underlined that in 2019 the government will hire one employee for every person who leaves the civil service.
Coroners listed 22 injuries and blunt-force traumas, 14 of which – the most powerful - clearly came from the beating to which Kostopoulos was subjected
Alexis Tsipras attempted to write off his almost four-year record as prime minister, as if he were not personally responsible for the heavy austerity that he enforced,
Woe to the country if it expects that pensions and benefits will bring higher growth rates, as the government maintains.
The leaders of the ring are believed to be a Turkish national, an Arab, and 51-year-old Dimitrios-Rihardos (Greek for Richard) Mylonas (photo), who owns 44 pawn shops around the country
$1.65 Billion Transaction Involving 68 Tankers Is Expected to Create the Third Largest Publicly Traded MR and Product Fleet in the World, and One of the World’s Largest Public Mixed Product and Crude Fleet Operators - CPLP Will Continue as a Master Limited Partnership Supported by Medium- to Long-Term Charters with a Stable Distribution Base Well-Positioned for Growth
A new legal framework will make it easier for banks to clean up their balance sheets by removing problematical assets, without further burdening their capital adequacy or their ability to borrow.
'The motivations of the pre-electoral period should not lead us into adventures that are analogous to what we experienced and paid for in 2015,' Simitis stated,
The merger of the two companies' tanker fleets under joint management sends ripples across international shipping
The Patriarchate of Constantinople retains full jurisdiction in the Metropolitanates of the Dodecanese islands and elects the Archbishop of the semi-autonomous Church of Crete
The objective of the deal is to reduce Eurobank’s non-performing loans (NPLs) from 39 percent to 15 percent.
'Mr.Tsipras cannot remain silent when 15 individuals face felony charges, including Mr. Kitsakos, who was appointed personally by him to serve the interests of Mr. Lavrentiadis,' ND said.
There is an emerging current in the ruling party that favours early elections, even before the local and European Parliament elections in May.
Protracted political uncertainty and all that accompanies it may shoo away even those who believe that bargains are to be found in Greece.
It is clear that pledges of handouts will continue, despite the fact that they impact negatively on investments and growth.
'The salaries and pensions and healthcare of the clergy will be guaranteed absolutely, transparently, and categorically,' Gavroglu declared after his meeting with Ieronymos today, in a clear effort to placate the angry lower clergy.
The ECHR decision stated that the imprisonment of the politician aimed at stifling democratic debate and pluralism, and that the case should be adjudicated swiftly.
Sanchez is threatening to veto the EU-UK Brexit deal if he is not offered guarantees that the negotiations regarding Gibraltar will continue on a bilateral level, between Madrid and London.
'Who are you with – the university students or the thugs? We are with the students and not with those occupying campus buildings. We stand for legality and normalcy,' Mitsotakis asked the PM.
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