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Final act in ERT closure carries significant risk for coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRiot police raided the headquarters of former public broadcaster ERT in Athens and Thessaloniki before dawn on Thursday, almost five months after the government shut down the TV and radio service. It is the latest chapter in a story fraught with dangers for the coalition. The closure of ERT has
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SYRIZA to test coalition with censure motion but victory unlikely
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the latest measures being discussed and the ongoing unease with Venizelos's leadership within PASOK
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Greece goes deeper into deflation territory
EconomyMacroeconomy. As a reminder, latest Ministry of Finance and troika forecasts call for harmonised CPI at negative
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Scars for coalition, questions for SYRIZA after confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat their latest attempt to gain momentum had limited impact in terms of shaking the government or stirring
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Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 27.3 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomymethodology. The European Commission’s latest forecasts see the headline rate of 27 percent in 2013 also
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C/A surplus for fifth straight month in Sept, up to 2.55 billion euros for year
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Ministry of Finance and the troika were calling for a C/A deficit at 1-2 percent of GDP in 2013, latest
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Greek banks’ reliance on Eurosystem fell by 2.36 bln in October
Economy, while a further reduction in the ELA funding is targeted in the next months. According to latest
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Trade deficit soared 27.4 pct in Sept, down 13.6 pct for year
EconomyMacroeconomyfactors for the evolution of Greece’s Current Account (C/A) balance so far in 2013. Latest BoG figures
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Greek deposits slip in October as credit also contracts by 3.9 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyincome, with latest data showing a 9.3 percent drop in the second quarter of the year, is seen
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Greek retail sales tumbled another 6.4 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomy’ disposable income on the lower compensation of employees and social benefits. The latest figures show a 9.3
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