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Government faces balancing act in 2026 as rivals gather for looming elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsare mounting. Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis struck an upbeat note in his New Year’s message
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Small total surplus for budget at close of 2025 as underspend remains prominent
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance produced a surplus of 8 billion euros up to December, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Thursday. The primary balance came in at 2.68 billion euros above the target. Expenditure, excluding interest payments
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Mitsotakis makes new bid to break deadlock with farmers as govt ponders relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Finance Ministry is taking a conservative stance and estimates that there is fiscal space of 800 million
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Strong primary surplus of over 8 bln at close of 2025 as spending is contained
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.09 billion euros for 2025, compared to a surplus of 8.7 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. Expenditure, excluding interest payments and the public investment
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Newsletter 492 - 23/01/2026
as early as May. The Finance Ministry is making full use of the flexibility offered by the eurozone’s new
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Jan primary surplus at 3.5 bln as underspend continues into 2026
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance produced a surplus of 3.5 billion euros at the opening month of 2026, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday. The primary balance came in at 1.76 billion euros above the target. Expenditure, excluding interest
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
is taking its final shape. In the final 2026 budget submission at the end of November, the Finance
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Central government debt rises to 406.18 bln in Q4 as repos increase
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt recorded a rise of roughly 4 billion euros to 406.18 billion euros in Q4 2025, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Friday. Bonds were essentially unchanged at 98.77 billion euros, while short-term notes were also stable at roughly 8 billion euros
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Jan primary surplus beats target due to 1.7-bln-euro underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 3.51 billion euros for January 2026, compared to a surplus of 1.98 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday. The primary balance in January was 1.76 billion euros
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Newsletter 497 - 06/03/2026
are already reshaping fiscal planning, industrial output, and social stability. The Finance Ministry has
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