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Economic sentiment improves marginally in Aug, consumer confidence takes 7-point tumble
EconomyMacroeconomyearly 2022. It is not far off the recent high of more than 114 points seen in February 2022, before.... The recovery in Greek consumer confidence halted in August as it dropped by almost 7 points
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PBO draws attention to effects of climate crisis on public finances
EconomyThe Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has published its quarterly report, in which it confirmed that - based on data for the first half of 2023 - the Greek economy is on course to reach its growth... and core inflation also down to 6 pct, from 7.2 pct in the previous month, though way off the ECB’s
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PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the run-off votes were between just two candidates, rather than a full representation... political positions and want to question him about his recent speech to Greek industrialists. The issue
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Kasselakis returns as SYRIZA squabble turns into full-blown infighting
PoliticsGreek Politicsstepped in directly to the row that has broken out since she lost the run-off vote to become party leader... and perhaps eventual marginalisation or disappearance from Greek politics. In the meantime
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Opposition parties accuse ND of manipulating inquiry into Tempe crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsupgrades to the Greek railways which they claim could have prevented the crash. In the PASOK version... lives. On Thursday he used an interview with Skai radio to announce a one-off Christmas payment
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Lower repos push debt down to 402.88 bln in Q3, bonds rise by 2.5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyrelate to the EU’s financial assistance of 256.5 billion, of which 52.9 billion came from the Greek... repaying EFSF loans, with 1.74 billion euros due in 2023. The authorities have secured the sign-off from
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Budget debate begins as poll highlights opposition's weakness
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKostis Hatzidakis brushed off the criticism from the opposition parties as “doomsaying” and insisted that the Greek economy is performing well in terms of growth, investment, exports and even wages
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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politics, with Greek Solution’s Kyriakos Velopoulos accusing Mitsotakis of serving a “multiculturalist agenda... but was a one-off work visa scheme aiming to include around 30,000 people to the regular workforce
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Government tests cross-party consensus with postal vote amendment
PoliticsGreek Politics. During Monday’s plenary debate, four of the minor parties, KKE, Greek Solution, New Left and Niki... to the postal vote amendment, regardless of the eventual outcome, has taken some of the heat off New Democracy
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Late switch smashes accord over postal vote, but marriage equality compromise still intact
PoliticsGreek Politicsas an attempt to catch them off guard and to engineer their dissent so that New Democracy could ingratiate itself with the Greek diaspora by portraying the opposition parties as obstacles to those living
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