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Mitsotakis sharpens "stability" message as Samaras looms and polls tighten
Kyriakos Mitsotakis has begun to frame the next national elections as a choice between continuity and uncertainty, using a series of public interventions to underline what he sees as the central stake of the coming contest: whether Greece will stay on a path of macroeconomic and institutional stability.
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Mitsotakis tries to balance party discipline, right‑flank pressures with minor reshuffle
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s latest cabinet reshuffle was billed as a handful of targeted adjustments to fill unavoidable vacancies, rather than a more sweeping exercise that might have pointed to the date of the next elections.
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Electricity main driver for industrial production rise of 2.1% YoY in April
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) decelerated in April with a rise of 2.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 8.2 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday.
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CPI at 5.2% YoY in May as impact of Iran war spreads
Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was broadly stable in May with a rise of 5.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 5.4 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Wednesday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
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Despite slowdown to 5.2% YoY in Q1, property prices at all-time high
The growth in the nominal value of apartments in Greece decelerated in the first quarter of 2026, increasing by 5.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) from 8.3 percent in Q4 2025, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday showed.
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SYRIZA steps aside as ELAS gains traction and Samaras starts counting down
The developments in Greek politics continue to come at a high pace: Over the last few days, SYRIZA has effectively withdrawn from the electoral arena, Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS has consolidated its position as the main opposition force, New Democracy is reportedly preparing a limited reshuffle while quietly weighing the temptation of autumn elections, and ex-PM Antonis Samaras has all but confirmed his intention to launch a new party
New parties redraw political map as ND and PASOK scramble for control
Polls prompt ND to crunch coalition numbers as Tsipras turns attention to policy
Economy
Rising prices and energy pressures threaten to undermine 2026 outlook
With the release of the OECD’s Economic Outlook last week, all major international organisations have now published their latest projections for 2026.
Fuels prompt sharp drop of 25.2% in April trade deficit
Unemployment jumps to 10.6 pct in Q1 - highest in two years
Society
Greeks on AI: Interest, anxiety and a desire to "remain human"
Artificial intelligence may be reshaping global debates, but until now we have known surprisingly little about how Greeks themselves perceive this fast‑moving technology.
EBRD reports highlights demographic headwinds Greece has to navigate
OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Agora
The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
This June marks 10 years since the Brexit referendum - a decade in which the world has been in flux and Britain has been in turmoil. The narrow decision to leave the European Union has shaken the country’s politics, economy and identity.
How inflation has reshaped Greek household spending
Podcast - Shockwaves from the Gulf: What the Iran war means for Greece