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PoliticsGreek Politics
Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach The government in Athens has promised to introduce a new framework for the issuing of commercial leases for beaches, after a growing grass roots movement demanding the enforcement of limits on beachfront development.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Government cracks down on sun lounger sprawl as public mood towards tourism sours With the holiday season in full swing, a growing swell of public protest against the over-expansion of businesses on beaches has forced the government to promise stricter enforcement of the rules on the use of public space.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Travel balance up to May rises by 30.7 pct as arrivals soar by a third Greece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 1.54 billion euros in May, from 498.2 million euros in April, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Monday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Travel balance up 16 pct YoY in Apr, at 1.49 bln in first four months Greece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 498.2 million euros in April, from 100.2 million euros in March, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Wednesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Travel surplus continues to grow in March, up 55 pct YoY in Q1 Greece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 100.2 million euros in March, from 106.8 million euros in February, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Data for 2022 confirms tourism's full recovery, with nearly 30 mln visitors The Bank of Greece released on Tuesday the summary travel data for 2022, re-affirming that last year came close to recovering all losses suffered from the pandemic with travel receipts reaching 17.68 billion euros, just half a billion short of the 18.18 billion euros earned in 2019.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Boost for travel balance as arrivals rise by 83.5 pct in first two months of 2023 Greece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 106.8 million euros in February, from 26.3 million euros in January, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Friday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Strong start for travel receipts in Jan, rising by 72 pct YoY to 224.2 mln Greece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 26.3 million euros in January, from 71 million euros in December, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Travel balance of 15.7 bln in 2022 beats 2019 levels, arrivals yet to catch up Greece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 71 million euros in December, from 180 million euros in November, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy Travel balance up to Nov reaches 15.62 bln, arrivals down 11 pct on 2019 Greece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 180 million euros in November, from 1.31 billion euros in October, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Monday.