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Govt stands firm on 'no lockdown' message, pins hopes on vaccination surge
PoliticsGreek Politicsministers, told a press briefing that lockdowns, even at a local level, were off the table in Greece... admissions averaging 400 over the past week, and 99 pct of Covid ICUs occupied. An estimated one in five
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Newsletter 321 - 17/12/2021
KINAL members took part in the run-off vote, compared to around 270,000 who cast their ballots... of the reinvestment programme, which was extended by one more year at least until the end of 2024
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Athens trying to step up Western Balkans engagement to counter Turkey's influence
PoliticsForeign Policy. There are doubts about whether this approach of trying to head off Turkish influence in the region will be successful. Even though Greece is one of the five EU member states that does not recognise
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Mitsotakis tries to dig way out of snowstorm fallout
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKINAL focussed on the so-called “executive state” as one of the main election pledges made by PM... on Monday without any assistance. The government has sought to fend off any criticism related
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Reflecting annual base effect, retail sales rise 19 pct in Nov but fall on previous month
EconomyMacroeconomyin Greece recovered marginally by one point to -42.2 points, after dropping by 2.4 points to -43.2... the last year. Retail trade dropped by 7.9 points to 11.3, coming off the recent high. The sector
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Athens prepares response to Turkey challenging sovereignty over eastern Aegean islands
PoliticsForeign Policythe two countries on February 22, in Athens. For this reason, no one is expecting any concrete results... of cutting off the dialogue between the two sides.
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Newsletter 331 - 11/03/2022
, similar to the one that was handed out last Christmas, due to be paid out before Easter. Reports suggest... could throw the budget off course. The issue is tied to the core of the government’s strategy
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Enhanced support package on way to combat inflation, as govt awaits crucial nod from EU
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the coming days. A one-off handout of 200-300 euros for low-income households, dubbed
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Tsipras berates govt over treatment of pensioners
PoliticsGreek Politicsideological hang-ups. One of SYRIZA's constant criticisms of the government is that it wants to undermine public services so it has an excuse to parcel them off to the private sector, to the benefit of so
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IMF urges caution on public finances
Economyparts of their NPE portfolio off their books. However, the IMF notes that despite risks now being... and will lead to an overall effect of one percentage point, also affected by consumer confidence effects
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