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Consumer and retail confidence deteriorate further in Aug due to cost of living
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rebound in Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued in August, when the index reached 110... on Thursday. Over the rolling 12-month period, August’s ESI was essentially unchanged from September 2024. The average ESI in the EU stood at 94.9 points in August, from 95.2 in the previous month. The euro
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Economic sentiment drops sharply in Sep, consumer confidence at highest since June
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped in September, with the index at 106.2 points, from 110... 12-month period, September’s ESI was down 1.5 points from October 2024. The average ESI in the EU stood at 95.5 points in September, from 94.9 in the previous month. The euro area’s ESI was also
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Economic sentiment picks up in Oct, consumer confidence sliding again
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved in October, with the index at 107.5 points, from 106.2... the rolling 12-month period, October’s ESI was marginally up by 0.8 points from November 2024. The average ESI in the EU stood at 96.7 points in October, from 95.7 in the previous month. The euro area’s ESI
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Economic sentiment slides in Nov, consumer confidence drops sharply
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) deteriorated in November, with the index at 106 points, from... the rolling 12-month period, November’s ESI was marginally lower by 0.2 points from December 2024. The average ESI in the EU stood at 96.8 points in November, from 96.6 in the previous month. The euro area’s
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Economic sentiment rises in Dec despite sharp drop in retail trade
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved in December, with the index at 107.4 points, from 105.9... the rolling 12-month period, December’s ESI was lower by 1 point from January 2025. The average ESI in the EU stood at 96.8 points in December, from 96.9 in the previous month. The euro area’s ESI was at 96.7
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Economic sentiment improves markedly in Feb to 107.7 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved in February, with the index at 107.7 points, from 105.4... the rolling 12-month period, February’s ESI was higher by just half a point from March 2025. The average ESI in the EU stood at 98.3 points in February, from 99.3 in the previous month. The euro area’s ESI
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Samaras and Venizelos rule out elections but can't be sure they won't happen
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s coalitions has decided against calling snap elections in the wake of Golden Dawn arrests... elections now. Venizelos went a stepped further and tried to double guess the 12 Golden Dawn MPs... they represent. This would require around half of the Greek electorate to go to the polls as Golden Dawn
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Polls give New Democracy wafer-thin lead over SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsof SYRIZA and had Golden Dawn as Greece’s third biggest party, reaffirming the figures that have... percent, against SYRIZA’s 20.5. Golden Dawn was at 7.8 percent, still surprisingly high but lower... vs 21.1 percent. Golden Dawn remained the third most popular with 6.9 percent. The same polling
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Violent clashes at Thessaloniki school turn focus on neo-Nazi youth recruitment
PoliticsGreek Politics, while raising fears about the resurgence of neo-Nazi groups a year after the leaders of Golden Dawn... of Golden Dawn. The events have highlighted what some claim is a recruitment campaign by local members of Golden Dawn targeting students at the school, which is located in a low-income area of Greece’s
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Ousting of govt MP brings to fore leadership unease, angst over far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe outlawing of Golden Dawn. Secondly, Bodganos was only recently given a “yellow card” by New Democracy... themselves with Golden Dawn, suggesting that the foreign minister felt his colleague...,” concluded Dendias, who has in the past earned plaudits for confronting Golden Dawn MPs head
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