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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicswith responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis... to Education, which Niki Kerameus will leave to take over as the new interior minister. Former Citizens
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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyJohansson and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, the Greek minister said there is more cooperation... following the EU Interior minister’s council that “in my view this statement (EU-Turkey deal) should
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference... available and does not contain contact information. The Interior Ministry issued a statement denying
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politics-Michelle Asimakopoulou to obtain the contact details of overseas voters from the Interior Ministry... of State. In May, the Interior Ministry received a fine of 400,000 euros and Asimakopoulou herself
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Greek primary budget surplus doubles to 835 mln in Jan but below target
EconomyGreece’s budget execution showed a primary surplus of 835 million euros in January, which was almost double compared to the 415 million posted in the corresponding period last year, according to the final data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) o...
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Greek credit contracts by 4 pct in Jan, NPLs rise to 31.2 pct in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomyThe year on year (yoy) credit contraction in the Greek market marginally accelerated for the second straight month to 4 percent in January from 3.9 percent in December, with balances reaching 217.61 billion euros, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). ...
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Industrial production up 1.1 pct in Jan, first consecutive rise since Aug 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek Industrial Production Index (IPI) showed an increase of 1.1 percent for the second straight month in January, following a 0.5 percent rise in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). It is noted that the IPI had retr...
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Drop in Greek industry's turnover index slowed to 4.1 pct in Jan
EconomyThe drop in Turnover Index in Industry decelerated to 4.1 percent in January from a double-digit decline in the preceding three months, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The headline figure continued heading south for the fifth s...
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Greek Jan-Apr primary budget surplus rises above 1 bln despite revenue shortfall
EconomyGreece’s budget execution showed a primary surplus of 1.05 billion euros in the first four months of 2014 from a primary deficit of 306 million last year, according to the final figures released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. The state budg...
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding at lowest since Jan 2010; ELA also wiped out
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell by 11.3 billion euros in May, the highest monthly drop since January 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure landed at 50.66 billion at the end of May, which is ...
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