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Building activity falls by 0.9 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyin the region of western Macedonia, where permits rose by 140 percent, followed by the northern Aegean... Macedonia region, where permits declined by 17.4 percent. As noted, the absolute figures in most regions
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Building activity rises by 9 pct in June, permits above 1,000 for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomyregistered in eastern Macedonia and Thrace (-20.7 percent), central Macedonia (-18.3 percent
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Building activity falls by 2.4 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomy(+17.9 percent). The three biggest drops in activity were noted in western Macedonia (-38.1 percent), eastern Macedonia and Thrace (-27.6 percent) and the southern Aegean (-23.8 percent). The absolute
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Athens aiming to intensify talks with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policyvictory achieved by the ruling Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) in Sunday's local elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) creates a new opportunity for talks on the name
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Diplomatic exchanges over name issue intensify
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens and Skopje are engaging in intensive talks aimed at reaching a compromise over the longstanding name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM... country being allowed to use the name “Macedonia.” The Greek premier suggested that the protester’s main
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Building activity down by 6.7 pct in Dec after rising by 8.6 pct in 2017
EconomyMacroeconomy. The three largest drops were noted in western Macedonia (-55.3 percent), Crete (-36 percent... year. The smallest number of absolute permits was issued in western Macedonia (17 permits
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Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politics. The public resistance to the Macedonia name negotiations, the detention of two Greek soldiers by Turkey... said that the government should not allow Greece’s neighbouring country to use the term “Macedonia
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policyand the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The same argument was used by Foreign Minister Nikos... for a few hours before travelling to Vienna for the tripartite meeting on the Macedonia issue under
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Tsipras fends off election rumours, Mitsotakis talks up moderate qualities
PoliticsGreek Politicssome commentators in recent weeks for flip-flopping on issues such as the Macedonia name talks... Democracy’s congress. However, this week Mitsotakis suggested that his final position on the Macedonia
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Building activity up by 18 pct in Jan, permits dip below 1,000-mark
EconomyMacroeconomy. The three largest rises were noted in central Macedonia (+101.5 percent), the northern Aegean (+61.9 percent... permits was issued in western Macedonia (14 permits). Greece’s construction sector has remained
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