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Samaras and Venizelos rule out elections but can't be sure they won't happen
PoliticsGreek Politics. It is not clear if this could stand legally. With regards to the one MP that Golden Dawn has elected from... that have not been arrested by suggesting they would not dare to resign en masse and create
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General government bottom line continues to improve with moderate decrease in arrears
EconomyMacroeconomysurplus in 2013. Our understanding is that the 2013 updated official forecasts incorporate the one
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Parties on edge as Golden Dawn case has potential to go either way
PoliticsGreek Politics, points to one of the reasons that Golden Dawn’s popularity has not dropped more during recent weeks. When
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What do Greeks fear most? The lack of justice
SocietyWhat do Greeks fear most? Given developments over the past few years, one would expect poverty, unemployment or the prospect of more troika-dictated austerity measures to top the list. But a new poll has made a surprising finding: Greeks fear the last of justice above all. According to the Kapa
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Polls give New Democracy wafer-thin lead over SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthen that 10.1 percent that it had polled in May in another GPO survey. Nevertheless, one in four
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Risk of poverty in Greece rising to alarming levels
SocietyAlmost one in three Greeks are living at risk of poverty – well above the European Union average and the highest proportion in the eurozone – according to figures published this week by Eurostat. Despite the fact Eurostat’s Regional Yearbook uses figures for 2011, the data it provides
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Greece's 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger
EconomyJust one week after the Greek Finance Ministry submitted to Parliament the draft budget for 2014 - which sees a primary surplus of 2.9 billion euros, or 1.6 percent of GDP – European Central Bank executive board member Joerg Asmussen appears to have put the economic plan in some doubt, while
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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
Societyper month. Six in 10 of those who attend at least one of the two soup kitchens a day are aged
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Greece's current account in surplus for the fourth consecutive month
EconomyMacroeconomyto Greece following a Eurogroup decision in November 2012. Even excluding this one-off item, the July
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Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions
PoliticsGreek Politics, it would not be surprising to see divisions between the one-time political enemies re-emerging.
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