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Historic victory for SYRIZA in EU vote unlikely to dislodge Greek coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition party could point to the fact that New Democracy and PASOK (Elia) saw their share of the vote drop... saw its support decline by a combined total of almost 11 percentage points. Nevertheless, the fact... Dawn The other conclusion that can be drawn from the results of the EU vote is that Golden Dawn's
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Divided we fall?
AgoraAntonis Samaras became the arch-proponent of the anti-memorandum line, feeding the populism that saw...-Nazis of Golden Dawn. The seeds of division were sown. However, as the programme progressed... fed antagonism. Samaras's New Democracy cultivated the "theory of the two extremes," which saw
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Opinion poll blow for govt as it considers further Covid measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsof this shift, which saw support for the two main parties drop by a combined 5 points, appears to be centre... Fofi Gennimata. KINAL saw its backing increase from 8.5 pct in October to 9.8 pct this month.... It should be noted that two far-right parties, outlawed Golden Dawn and Greeks for the Homeland
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BoG report highlights economic challenges, proposes way forward
Economyslightly outpace imports. The BoG reaffirms the strong fiscal performance over the last years, which saw... out a set of policies that will transition Greece towards a “sustainable, extroverted growth model led... into an export-oriented model with high and sustainable growth rates. Greece’s central bank concludes
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
AgoraIn the wake of the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Europe, Greece has emerged as an unlikely role model, with international media referring to the “Greek model” of crisis management.... It is to the credit of the decision-makers involved that they recognised their predicament and saw
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PM prepares to reaffirm political dominance in EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Greece should adopt the Swedish model when it comes to tertiary education. Pierrakakis argued that no other country has adopted the Swedish model in its entirety. The latest opinion poll from Pulse... by 1 point to 29.5 pct, while PASOK’s ratings also dropped by half a point to 12 pct. SYRIZA saw its
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Revival of Mitsotakis-Tsipras rivalry points to future developments on political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsto action. Tsipras’s high-profile appearance in Thessaloniki, which some observers saw as an attempt... pillars ranging from a strong, fair state and a revamped production model, to demographic resilience... Greece’s growth model, pitting a centre-left agenda of wealth redistribution and targeted public
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorafor political ends) and did not engage in a more respectful style of political debate, carrying.... Most of those who expected SYRIZA and Tsipras to provide a breath of fresh air saw their hopes wilt... they saw Tsipras and Kammenos sit around a table on the morning after the elections. If they studied
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