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Tsipras bids to maintain unity after heavy defeat for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsto SYRIZA’s central committee on Monday afternoon in a bid to rally the party after it suffered a defeat... next Sunday. The centre-right candidate for governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas
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Building permits drop by 14.4 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyMacedonia (-42.9 percent), central Greece (-41.4 percent) and western Greece (-36.6 percent). The two increases in March were seen in eastern Macedonia and Thrace (+37 percent) and central Macedonia
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Mitsotakis, ND officials rebuff suggestion of credit line
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be considered for quantitative easing from the European Central Bank. This immediately prompted... for a precautionary conditional credit line as this would allow the European Central Bank to reinstate
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Tourism responsible for up to 30.9 pct of GDP in 2018, study suggests
Featuresas one of the central pillars of the Greek economy when direct and indirect contributions from tourism... percent), western Greece (3.5 percent), and central Greece (3.1 percent). The tourism industry
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Eurosystem funding rises by 64.9 mln in July
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding rose by 64.9 million euros month-on-month (MoM) in July according to the monthly Bank of Greece's (BoG) financial statement. The total for central bank funding comes... euro mark. The movements in July fully reflect a rise of 64.9 million euros in European Central
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ND riles opposition with proposed appointment at public broadcaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it is simply collecting disparate powers and roles into a central agency that will be responsible... of the former Athens airport at Hellinikon. The central administrative council of the Finance Ministry’s
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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politicselection campaign. On Monday, police carried out coordinated raids on a number of squats in central... as “a silent vacuum cleaner” which will gradually “suck up all the garbage in (the central Athens
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Mitsotakis buoyed by poll ratings, boost to growth narrative
PoliticsGreek Politicsof this year, increase to 3 percent. In a speech at the Belgian Business Club, the central banker... position on the fiscal gap for this year. The central bank had indicated that there would
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Eurosystem funding drops by 464.8 mln in August
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell by 464.8 million euros month-on-month (MoM) in August according to the monthly Bank of Greece's (BoG) financial statement. The total for central bank funding... million euros in European Central Bank (ECB) funding, bringing the total to 8.21 billion euros, while
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SYRIZA targets broader appeal as ND focuses on next bills
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has taken the next step in its gradual evolution following its 4.5 years in power and the hefty election defeat it suffered in July. The two-day meeting of the party’s central committee... in power and the hefty election defeat it suffered in July. The two-day meeting of the party’s central
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