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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.
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North Macedonia's new president triggers diplomatic row with Greece on her first day
A diplomatic row erupted on Sunday between Athens and Skopje due to the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of North Macedonia.
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Party leaders crank up campaign machinery for EP elections
Party leaders are criss-crossing Greece ahead of the June European Parliament elections, but also making increased use of social media in a bid to secure as large as possible a share of the vote, which they then intend to use as a platform for the national ballot due up to three years later.
Mitsotakis accused of flippancy over handling of diplomatic relations with neighbours
Parties return to campaign trail after Easter lull
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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Podcast - Whose property? Greece’s housing challenges
After going through a really difficult time during the country’s long economic crisis, the Greek property market is booming, but that's creating a whole new set of problems.