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Greece and Cyprus gain strategic weight amid Middle East turmoil
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is highlighting the growing strategic importance of Cyprus and Greece within European and NATO security frameworks.
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Security, prices and stability top political agenda as government deals with Iran fallout
Greece is confronting a fast‑moving crisis on three fronts, as the war in Iran sends shockwaves through European security, global energy markets and domestic politics.
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DBRS leaves rating unchanged at 'BBB', cautions about risks and challenges
DBRS has kept Greece’s credit rating unchanged at ‘BBB’ and the outlook remained stable.
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Politics
Mitsotakis projects readiness and EU-backed strength as Tsipras questions policy
Greece enters the new week with a more assertive regional posture, but a growing sense of economic and security unease. The sudden escalation in the Middle East has evolved into a multi‑layered challenge for Athens, touching defence, diplomacy, domestic stability and the country’s political landscape.
Athens calibrates domestic and diplomatic response to Iran war as tension with Turkey resurfaces
Opposition demands assurances of non-involvement in Iran conflict
Economy
Quarterly unemployment stable at 8.3 pct in Q4 as labour market continues to improve
Greece’s non-seasonally adjusted quarterly unemployment rate was stable in Q4, landing at 8.3 percent, from 8.2 percent in the previous quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday.
GDP grew by 0.8 pct QoQ in Q4, 2025 real growth at 2.1 pct
Unemployment rate broadly stable at 7.7 pct in Jan
Society
EBRD reports highlights demographic headwinds Greece has to navigate
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Transition Report 2025-26, "Brave Old World," identifies Greece as a rapidly ageing economy facing mounting demographic challenges, necessitating bold policy responses centered on extending working lives, boosting productivity through technology, and facilitating targeted labor mobility.
OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
Agora
Podcast - Kaisariani photos: Why Greece’s past is present
When a set of long‑lost photographs of the 1944 May Day executions of 200 Greeks by Nazi occupation forces suddenly surfaced on eBay in February, Greece was shaken.
Is the Greek green transition running out of power?
Podcast - Walking a tightrope: Greece’s geopolitical balancing act