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Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?
Economyis just one paving stone in this process. It signifies an end to one part of the crisis, which saw... after being filmed in talks with Golden Dawn over the judicial probe into the Neo-Nazi party, suggesting that the prosecution was politically motivated because Golden Dawn was preventing Samaras’s New
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Historic victory for SYRIZA in EU vote unlikely to dislodge Greek coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition party could point to the fact that New Democracy and PASOK (Elia) saw their share of the vote drop... saw its support decline by a combined total of almost 11 percentage points. Nevertheless, the fact... Dawn The other conclusion that can be drawn from the results of the EU vote is that Golden Dawn's
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Divided we fall?
AgoraAntonis Samaras became the arch-proponent of the anti-memorandum line, feeding the populism that saw...-Nazis of Golden Dawn. The seeds of division were sown. However, as the programme progressed... fed antagonism. Samaras's New Democracy cultivated the "theory of the two extremes," which saw
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Opinion poll blow for govt as it considers further Covid measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsof this shift, which saw support for the two main parties drop by a combined 5 points, appears to be centre... Fofi Gennimata. KINAL saw its backing increase from 8.5 pct in October to 9.8 pct this month.... It should be noted that two far-right parties, outlawed Golden Dawn and Greeks for the Homeland
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorafor political ends) and did not engage in a more respectful style of political debate, carrying.... Most of those who expected SYRIZA and Tsipras to provide a breath of fresh air saw their hopes wilt... they saw Tsipras and Kammenos sit around a table on the morning after the elections. If they studied
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Dendias visit to Turkey builds on show of solidarity following earthquake
PoliticsForeign Policyof humanitarian aid from Greece, carried in five planes. Cavusoglu noted that “we saw and watched that after... that rejoiced, we saw that all Greeks rejoiced.” Dendias fully endorsed Cavusoglu’s statement about Athens... during the last 3 years or so. For both countries to engage in a new phase of their relations
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Freedom, the populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February... in third place. The social democrats saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap... half of 2015, and therefore a dangerous alternative than to engage with PASOK and its more
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
AgoraIn the wake of the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Europe, Greece has emerged as an unlikely role model, with international media referring to the “Greek model” of crisis management.... It is to the credit of the decision-makers involved that they recognised their predicament and saw
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