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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societyis also faltering—only 57 pct of patients with chronic conditions trusted the last provider they saw... occurred in hospitals, compared to the OECD average of 47 pct. This underscores the country’s heavy
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Newsletter 504 - 15/05/2026
‑heavy, technocratic orientation, deliberately contrasting with SYRIZA’s current state. Reactions..., while animal output saw a more modest 0.6% increase. Input prices reflect this upward pressure
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PM's latest reshuffle off to bumpy start with first day resignation
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the top of the political agenda. The flipside of this is the dramatic drop in those who are considering..., retaining more than 60 members, which likely reflects the need he felt to keep as many MPs and party
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Newsletter 510 - 26/06/2026
pressure on households. The report reveals a dramatic lack of financial resilience: 53.8% of households...‑mobilising right‑wing voters and retaining centrist, PASOK‑origin voters who backed ND in 2019 and 2023
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Tsipras confounds expectations, creates new doubts by reviving coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdifference was a surprise, as was the fact that SYRIZA saw its January support drop by less than 1... into Parliament, with 3.6 percent of the vote, also confounded pollsters, most of whom saw the nationalist... for centrist party To Potami, which saw its support drop from 6 percent in January to 4.1 percent
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Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated to 1.7 percent in December after peaking with a 2.9 percent decline in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent for the f...
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April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding increased by 1.27 billion in April, showing a monthly rise for the first time since December 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure stood at 61.96 billion at the end...
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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
SocietyThe results of a survey by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been limited. The survey, conducted in cooperation with Alco...
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Increase in number of services that saw their turnover decrease in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of turnover indices for the services sector showed a worsening performance in Q2 2014, with 10 out of the 14 types of services, or specific activities of services as they are referred to, posting a negative growth, according to the Helleni...
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Almost all services in Greece saw decline in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of the turnover indices for the services sector showed a further worsening in the third quarter (Q3) of 2014 with 12 out of the 14 service activities recording a drop, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In the preced...
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