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Poll numbers encouraging for Mitsotakis and Kasselakis on road to EP vote
After his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday, which laid to rest any concern about a flare-up in relations between the two countries, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is returning to the campaign trail ahead of the European Parliament elections.
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan keep ties on even keel despite ongoing differences
A rather uneventful meeting took place on Monday in Ankara between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan – an indication that both sides are determined to maintain the positive mood that has been established over the last year.
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Import price index up by 1.3 pct YoY in Mar for first rise in 13 months
Greece’s import price index resumed growth in March, rising by 1.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), after dropping by 2.8 percent in February, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Tuesday.
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CPI at 3.1 pct in Apr as food inflation refuses to drop
The growth in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) was essentially unchanged in April, with a rise of 3.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), after an increase of 3.2 percent in March, according to the data released on Tuesday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
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Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny
Greece’s relations with its immediate neighbours are dominating the country’s political agenda at the start of this week, testing New Democracy’s foreign policy record, which has been one of the government’s strongest cards since coming to power in 2019.
North Macedonia's new president triggers diplomatic row with Greece on her first day
Party leaders crank up campaign machinery for EP elections
Economy
Industrial production records first contraction since Aug 2023, down 0.6 pct in Mar
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) turned negative in March with a contraction of 0.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a significant slowdown to 1.6 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday.
Trade deficit narrows in Mar, but exports drop by worrying 11.7 pct
OECD sees growth stable at 2 pct this year, urges reforms and fiscal discipline
Society
Inequality rises marginally in 2023, with 1.9 mln Greeks at risk of poverty
The two main metrics of income inequality in Greece were released by ELSTAT in its 2023 survey on Wednesday, suggesting that the picture remained broadly stable, based on the 2022 income reference year, with small increase in both.
Workers lost almost 9 pct of real income last year, research shows
Latest census data shows demographic challenge is here as population shrinks, ages
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