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SYRIZA seen marginally ahead as Tsipras and Meimarakis go head-to-head
PoliticsGreek Politicshis interview on public broadcaster ERT on the same evening. A University of Macedonia poll for Skai... the debate against 15.5 percent for Meimarakis. Nevertheless, the University of Macedonia poll indicated... appearing to edge ahead is that, according to the Macedonia University poll, there has been a fall
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Hotel guest numbers up 8.7 percent in 2014
EconomyGreece experienced the biggest decrease (-5.9 percent), followed by Western Macedonia (4 percent...) and Central Macedonia (11.2 percent). Hotels in Crete (62 percent), the Southern Aegean (55.3... percent in Western Macedonia. Observers were quick to note that the figure of 17.7 million hotel
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Building activity down 18.8 pct in January, permits hit new low
EconomyMacroeconomythat only two regions posted a growth rate in January, namely Central Macedonia (+11.6 percent) and North... Macedonia (-53.8 percent) and East Macedonia and Thrace (-34 percent). Last year, building permits slipped
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Broad support in Parliament for handouts amid mixed signals from polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsfirst two years in power. An opinion poll conducted by the University of Macedonia for Skai TV... move indicated in the University of Macedonia poll has not translated into a dip in SYRIZA’s rating... the last University of Macedonia poll before the summer was published, the gap between the two parties
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Building activity increases by 16.4 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomy. The biggest increase in permits was noted in western Macedonia (+70.6 percent), followed by central Macedonia (+43.1 percent) and Epirus (+40 percent). A drop of 23.1 percent was noted in eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and in the northern Aegean, the number of permits issued remained unchanged year
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Building activity up by 12.6 pct in November, permits remain above 1,000
EconomyMacroeconomylargest drops were noted in eastern Macedonia and Thrace (-42.4 percent), western Macedonia (-26.9... was issued in eastern Macedonia (19 permits). For the aggregate period up to November, permits issued
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Tsipras waits on name issue and debt talks, Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts for tourism
PoliticsGreek Politics– the Macedonia name talks and the debt relief discussions among Greece’s lenders - that could define his premiership. The Macedonia name talks are now at a crucial stage as the foreign ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have handed over the responsibility for a final
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Building permits up by 1 pct in April and 5.2 pct in first four months of the year
EconomyMacroeconomyout of 13 regions covered. The three largest falls came from eastern Macedonia and Thrace (-43.1 percent), western Macedonia (-37.5 percent) and the northern Aegean (-34.3 percent). The three largest... last year. The smallest number of absolute permits was issued in western Macedonia with 15
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Building permits up by 4.4 pct in May and 5.3 pct in first five months
EconomyMacroeconomy(-27.9 percent), western Macedonia (-24.1 percent), and the Peloponnese (-13.8 percent). The three largest rises were noted in central Macedonia (+22.2 percent), Crete (+20.2 percent) and the southern.... The smallest number of absolute permits was issued in western Macedonia with 22, down from 29 last year
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Travel surplus rises by 17.4 pct in H1 as sharp rise in visitors drives receipts growth
EconomyMacroeconomy), Attica (876 million), central Macedonia (552 million) and the Ionian Islands (464 million..., the six most popular regions were Attica (2.4 million visitors), central Macedonia (2.3 million), the southern Aegean (1.8 million), Crete (1.6 million), the Ionian Islands (720,000) and Eastern Macedonia
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