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November 28, 2016
Written by Anouk Canet Luxleaks and the Panama Papers have made awareness about tax evasion issues mainstream. But as painful for the global economy as it may sound, tax evasion still overshadows the broader issue of tax competition – the relative lowering of tax base and tax rate to attract investments – and the subsequent… » read more
Posted by 1989 Generation Initiative
October 4, 2016
It is a turning point for the Syriza-led government. After more than one year since the painful agreement on a third bailout for the country has been reached, the society and the business world are suffocating under the burden of tax hikes, lack of liquidity from the banks, weak improvement of macroeconomic factors. Unemployment has… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, English, EU integration, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs, Unemployment |
September 14, 2016
In a bid to shore up Greece’s anti-austerity position, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hosted the leaders of France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Malta and Cyprus to Athens over the weekend to devise a growth oriented economic policy for the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava. Tsipras is hoping to count on the support of these countries when… » read more
Posted by The Euro Economy
The EU is no stranger to crises. It is often said, at least in academic circles, that a crisis can spur necessary further integration (known in Eurojargon as ‘deepening’). At the height of the Eurozone crisis, for example, Member States were willing to accept far-reaching reforms of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) that were… » read more
Posted by ACELG
August 16, 2016
On July 29, one of Ukraine telco’s (Intellecom, trademark Giraffe) jointly with Ericsson and Huawei made the first public test of LTE TDD 4G technology in the 2,300 MHz spectrum in Ukraine. According to the company press release, 77 LTE TDD commercial networks with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) (VoLTE) functionality operate today in 43 countries… » read more
Posted by Tyszecki
July 26, 2016
Faced with yet another woefully pitiful set of growth figures, the European Central Bank (ECB) this week said it expects interest rates to remain at their record lows for a long time to come. Leaving the headline rate unchanged at 0%, the ECB also said it saw no need to alter its program of quantitative… » read more
Posted by The Euro Economy
July 4, 2016
A dense dust does not last for a long time; as the soot fades out you begin to perceive a chaotic scenario, then the rubble becomes apparent and you start thinking of a supervisor advice. In the case of the British referendum the “supervisor metaphor” is undoubtedly the Queen, this precise Queen, while the engineering… » read more
Posted by Wishing on Europe
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blogactiv, Companies, Euro & Finance, Scotland, United Kingdom |
The Greek government is introducing an omnibus bill including the establishment of the new Privatization Fund that will absorb the former one, created by the ND-PASOK government under the framework of the second bailout deal (2012-14). This new Fund has major differences from the previous one. Contrary to the previous one, the new Fund is… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
On May 11 the Greek government extended for a fourth consecutive time the law protecting primary residences from foreclosure. This refers to a wide category of non-performing loans (NPLs), covering as well medium-size enterprises with gross annual income lower than 50 million euros, occupying up to 250 employees. This regulation protects 94% of the total… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs, Unemployment |
April 22, 2016
Yesterday, a challenge of conditionality did not find favour in the European Court. ‘Conditionality’ is another term for a ‘macro-economic adjustment programme’ that EU Member States have to accept when they receive financial assistance to face down financial stability threats. Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Cyprus have seen far-reaching policy prescription imposed upon them by (formally:… » read more
Posted by ACELG
March 1, 2016
We all agree that the European Monetary Union (EMU) needs a different institutional framework with better governance. We also all agree that EMU economies will never completely converge, but there is actually high likelihood that Greece, Portugal and Italy will continue to diverge from Germany. The mantra of structural reforms is a desperate attempt from… » read more
February 22, 2016
Today in the Greek Parliament a much-needed program passed. The government introduced a part of its “parallel program” aimed to give access to healthcare services for 2,5 million Greeks, not covered by any social security scheme. The new law foresees health coverage for vulnerable social groups, i.e. pregnant women, children, mentally ill, drug addicts, chronically… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs, Unemployment |
February 15, 2016
Amid a tight austerity framework with IMF’s Director of European Department Paul Thomsen suggesting additional measures of 9 billion euros and further cuts for Greece to achieve midterm goals, the Syriza-led government is proceeding to the advancement of healthcare reforms to protect the most vulnerable parts of the Greek society. The major aim of the… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
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blogactiv, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, Member States, Social Cohesion, Social Europe & Jobs |
The Trans-Pacific Partnership was signed on Feb. 4 in Auckland. The TPP member states account for around 40% of the global economy and each have now two years to ratify or reject the agreement. This was to be expected and it is therefore not a geopolitical event. However, it is anticipated that media – and… » read more
Posted by Global Perspectives - Antonia Colibasanu
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blogactiv, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe |
February 5, 2016
As EU has entered in talks with Great Britain towards a more accommodating relationship that would vanquish Brexit prospects, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble keeps insisting that Greece would be in better economic condition if decision on Grexit had been reached in summer. Obsession of Schäuble to cling in this idea every now and then,… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
