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PM checks up on wildfire strategy, vital to election plans

Politics Greek Politics 27/05/2022 - 16:08

The government is hoping that forest fires will not prove as destructive as they did last summer, thereby not resulting in New Democracy taking another hit to its ratings and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis having the option of calling elections early, this autumn, if he wants.
Growth in building permits rises to 13.7 pct for Feb after slow start

Economy Macroeconomy 27/05/2022 - 14:34

The growth in building permits picked up pace again in February, with total permits rising by 13.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 4.3 percent in January, according to the latest data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSAT) on Friday.
Alpha Bank turns profitable in Q1 as last year's clean-up efforts pay off

Economy Banking 27/05/2022 - 10:34

Alpha Bank reported a net profit of 125 million euros in Q1 2022, compared to a loss of 282 million euros in the same quarter of 2021.
Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits

Economy Banking 26/05/2022 - 14:44

Eurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year.

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Media freedom concerns continue to bedevil Mitsotakis govt as EC takes note

26/05/2022 - 14:31

Pressure is piling on the Greek government to respond to the findings of recent reports which highlight a deterioration in conditions for the domestic media. Under increasing scrutiny by the European Commission, the Mitsotakis administration is now promising greater transparency and protection for journalists.

New energy subsidy scheme nearing launch as public remains sceptical

25/05/2022 - 12:57

PASOK-KINAL emerges reunited from first conference under Androulakis leadership

24/05/2022 - 11:54

Economy

Inflation and economic bounce boost tax revenues as Jan-Apr budget primary balance beats target by 1.65 bln

25/05/2022 - 14:24

The budget primary balance for the first four months of 2022 was confirmed at a deficit of 799 million euros, compared to a deficit of 6.2 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday.

OECD finds tax cuts linked to pandemic helped reduce wedge on labour

25/05/2022 - 10:42

Enhanced surveillance concludes, but more reforms and tougher fiscal targets lie ahead

24/05/2022 - 10:55

Society

From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?

18/11/2021 - 10:59

A lot has happened in the two years since Kyriakos Mitsotakis, freshly elected as Greek PM, took to the stage at the UN General Assembly in 2019 to launch “a new, ambitious, national strategy on energy and climate change” for Greece, a strategy which was outlined and quantified in the National Energy and Climate Plan adopted a few months later.