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Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the government, reiterated on Thursday that he intends to step down when the Prespes Agreement... that the Interior Ministry is asking for an extra 60 million euros from the Finance Ministry to carry out... to discuss election issues. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis has reportedly stepped up his meetings
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societygranted citizenship in 2018, down from four in five in 2017. Greek expats also face a reasonably high... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing... inhabitants in 2017. The Interior Ministry publishes more detailed statistics on citizenship
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry, former admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, turned down the position. The ex-armed forces chief’s...’ Protection Ministry, where former Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis took over from outgoing... and Interior Minister Makis Voridis. The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) issued
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politics53 pct took part on Sunday. This is being put down to the fact that the result in the first election... with 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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Falling energy costs drive down producer prices by 13.5 pct in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomy14.7 percent annually, led by electricity and gas supply down by 27.1 percent, refined oil products dropped by 18.9 percent and electrical equipment was down by 6.9 percent. Goods sold to the foreign market were down also by 9.7 percent YoY, led by refined oil products that dropped by 21.5 percent
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Retail sales and volumes show worrying signs, turnover down 3.8 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomymonthly movement was down by 3.8 percent. Compared to February 2023, automotive fuel was down by 11 percent, non-food was down by 3.8 percent and food sales were down by 0.4 percent. Retail sales... down by 9.7 percent, a 5.8 percent drop in foods and non-food down by 21.4 percent. According
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Easter timing pushes retail sales down markedly in May with -4.4 pct YoY fall
EconomyMacroeconomymonthly movement was down by 2 percent. As we noted last month, the data has a strong seasonal component... sales this year during April. Compared to May 2024, automotive fuel was down by 18.6 percent, non-food... percent and food and beverages were down by 7.7 percent. Clothing and footwear also recorded a drop of 7.1
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Accelerated drop in energy drives import prices down by 2.4 pct YoY in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyby 12.2 percent annually, oil and gas down by 9.6 percent, and electricity down by 7.2 percent. The monthly movements were led by oil and gas with a 6.1 percent drop, electricity down by 5.8 percent, and refined oil with 5.8 percent drop. In terms of industries, energy was down by 9.1 percent YoY
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Producer Price Index contracts for third consecutive month, down 12.9 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomydecreasing by 36.3 percent, coal and lignite down by 15.6 percent and electricity and gas falling by 10.5 percent. Goods sold to the foreign market were down by 19.6 percent YoY, led by refined oil products that contracted by 40.8 percent, electricity and gas down by 14.3 percent and computer
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Energy drives producer prices down by 4.5 pct YoY in Sep, as all other categories rise
EconomyMacroeconomypercent annually, led by oil products down by 27.4 percent YoY, coal and lignite mining dropped by 21.2 percent and food products were up by 0.7 percent. Goods sold to the foreign market were down by 13.2 percent YoY, led by oil products, which fell by 31.7 percent YoY, while plastics were down
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