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PASOK sustains its attack on ELAS as wildfires continue to dominate agenda
A major programmatic interview by ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras continues to elicit strong reactions from the government as well as from the main opposition party PASOK, seemingly confirming the ex-PM's new party as a significant force in the run-up to the next elections.
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Samaras gears up for return as Tsipras guns for first place in elections
Alexis Tsipras has used the August lull to reassert his presence, amid a growing verbal battle with PASOK, and Antonis Samaras appears ready to accelerate the launch of his new party.
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Car sales slowed in July as drop in new vehicle sales prompts 3.9% YoY fall
The number of vehicles going into circulation for the first time slowed in July, with a drop of 1.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), after an increase of 8.3 percent in June, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Thursday.
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Politics
Tsipras breaks August quiet, prompting ND and PASOK to intensify attacks
Alexis Tsipras’s latest intervention has once again broken the August quiet, setting the tone for a political autumn that promises to be intense.
Opposition accuses govt of institutional evasion and strategic missteps over wiretapping and Patriots
Cyprus faces critical August test as UN pushes for diplomatic results in peace talks
Economy
Industrial Production slows to 1.1% YoY in June as only manufacturing grows
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) slowed in June with a rise of 1.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 3.7 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday.
Trade deficit continues to drop, falling by 5% in H1
CPI slows to 3.4% YoY in July as energy effects moderate
Society
EU report shows Greece entering new era of extreme ageing and population decline
The data in the latest EU Demographic Transformation report – drawn up by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre - reveals that Greece is at the forefront of a demographic shift that is reshaping the nation’s social fabric, economy and territorial cohesion.
Trust levels fall again as public perceptions trail economic progress
Multiple facets of inequality in Greece: a decade of divergence between data and daily life
Agora
Podcast - Has Greece fully recovered from the crisis?
Greece has come a long way since the dark days of 2015, but has it fully recovered? In this episode of The Agora, Nick Malkoutzis speaks with Peter Sanfey and Dimitris Sourvanos, authors of the new Hellenic Observatory paper Out of the Abyss, to unpack Greece’s decade‑long journey from crisis to stability.
The World Cup, Argentina and Europe’s quest for moral clarity
Greek firms should embrace ESG and DEI despite US-led policy reversal