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How Greece sleepwalked off a cliff in 2009, in black and white
Agoraof reason. A complicit media allowed figures ranging from the centre stage all the way to cult... elections that saw Karamanlis’s administration lose to George Papandreou’s PASOK in a landslide
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EU funds seen as cushioning Covid-19 impact, giving govt fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the tourism season, ranging from whether visitors will come, if there will be enough flights... advice as a continuation of the formula that saw Greece deal effectively with the coronavirus
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek Politicscriticism from sections of the opposition. Wednesday saw the passage of legislation by the Justice... the conservatives a window to pass ambitious and far-ranging legislation virtually unchallenged.
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EC keeps growth estimates broadly unchanged, fiscal outlook improves markedly
EconomyMacroeconomy. This is a significant improvement from the previous estimates that saw the balance at -1.2 percent... percent of GDP, ranging between 7.1 and 7.5 percent. This is a significant revision from the May
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Revival of Mitsotakis-Tsipras rivalry points to future developments on political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsto action. Tsipras’s high-profile appearance in Thessaloniki, which some observers saw as an attempt... pillars ranging from a strong, fair state and a revamped production model, to demographic resilience
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Poverty rate jumped by over 40 pct during crisis, more than anywhere in EU
SocietyGreece saw its rate of poverty increase by more than 40 percent during the economic crisis, the highest jump in any EU state, according to a new German study that measures poverty... increase of 1.5 percent. This particular finding, the report says, shows the weakness in using
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Despite ongoing budget talks, ND eyes more relief measures in coming months
PoliticsGreek Politicsmarket development, which saw Greece sell 3-month T-Bills on Wednesday at a negative rate of -0.02... will not be formed to come up with an initial finding in two months. Papangelopoulos rejected the claims
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ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has faced criticism for an error in procurement which saw oversize masks distributed to students... to two thirds of respondents finding support for businesses and workers inadequate. Up to 38 percent
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Retail sales drop by 8.6% in 2020 as e-shops prosper but many sectors suffer
EconomyMacroeconomyretail sectors that saw drops going as high as 46.8 pct for the jewelry. Restrictions in mobility... finding itself at odds with the specialist committee that advises the government on Covid-19 issues
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Relaxation of lockdown considered despite worrying Covid data
PoliticsGreek Politicssignificantly last week in numerous parts of Greece. Attica saw an 87% rise, while the increase in Thessaloniki... weeks. Government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni spoke of finding a way to allow “society
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