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Iran war begins to bite as costs rise and confidence falls
EconomyMacroeconomy. Meanwhile, with the war unresolved for more than two months - despite the ceasefire reached about... decline in consumer confidence, which fell by more than two points to –54.7, which is sharply lower than the –42.7 recorded a year ago. This is the lowest level of consumer confidence in four years
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Karystianou’s party makes political debut as confrontation over scandals continues
PoliticsGreek Politicswas far more than a conventional party unveiling. It marked the transformation of a social trauma...”, insisting that it was born “from the depths of society” rather than from party machines. The Tempe tragedy... security, thereby requiring an absolute majority of 151 votes rather than the 120 votes normally
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The Greek economy in 2026: Quantitative recovery meets qualitative stagnation
EconomyMacroeconomy% of the unemployed in Greece had been out of work for more than 12 months - nearly double the EU average... nominal wages have risen, the real average wage in 2025 was only 0.3% higher than in 2019, and actually 1.3% lower than in 2021 due to the devastating impact of the inflation crisis. The report also
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PM paves way to elections with three-year growth plan as ballot speculation simmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsit as a tool that would allow “real convergence” with Europe and promising a “roadmap to 2030” rather than.... On the question of what happens after the vote, divisions within New Democracy are more visible than... appear afraid of the idea rather than New Democracy. The issue of whether Mitsotakis himself would
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Samaras gears up for return as Tsipras guns for first place in elections
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical party rather than a theoretical scenario. Presenting the initiative earlier than planned would..., with the potential to gain more than 20% of the vote. PASOK, by contrast, shows signs of stagnation. PASOK feels... too heavily on personal accusations rather than policy differences, it may reinforce Tsipras’s
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OECD warns young Greeks face deep structural barriers to work, family and housing
Societyand work, and fewer than half of 15‑year‑olds attend schools offering career services. Improving... for work rather than inactive individuals. To assist them, the government launched the “Jobs Again... higher than in well‑performing systems. While targeted wage subsidies and ICT training under
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A summer tan can’t obscure Greek economic reality
Agoraterms than they were in 2022. Miserable data The picture is rather grim when one compiles the data... wages have risen by 20.4% over the same period, they are worse off than they were four years ago... into savings. In 2024, more than 40% of Greeks were in arrears on mortgage, rent or utility bills. Around 60
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Tsipras sets out ELAS economic programme as government and PASOK launch criticism
PoliticsGreek Politics-year term and more than 50 bln euros over a decade. On energy, he promised an average 30 pct cut... redistribution as a national rather than a class project, most visibly in the wealth levy itself, branded a "Patriotic Contribution" rather than a tax on the rich. He also invoked the concept
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Androulakis presents governing plan, dances around questions about post-election alliances
PoliticsGreek Politicslasting more than 90 minutes and a press conference that went on for more than 3 hours – to stake his..., and that both larger parties recognise this. His criticism of Alexis Tsipras was sharper than.... Polls show the party trailing New Democracy by more than fifteen points, and is in third place behind
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Discipline problems cloud govt's TIF message as spotlight falls on private clinic regulation
PoliticsGreek Politics, insisting his comment reflected a personal view rather than government policy, but not before... warned that exaggeration which blends into cynicism tends to anger rather than persuade the public..., Maria Karystianou's Elpida and the yet-to-be launched party of former PM Antonis Samaras than to ND
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