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PM tries to contain Covid confusion as protests on education and lockdowns intensify
PoliticsGreek Politics-week lockdown on the nation’s capital after being presented with data showing an alarming increase
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Car sales drop by 28.5 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomyRoad motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time fell by 27.8 percent in January compared to a drop of 6 percent in December, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. In January 2020, the year-on-year change showed a rise of 10 percent. Car sales for the month
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Building permits drop by 12.4 pct in Nov amid second lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits fell by 12.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in November after a drop of 4.9 percent seen in October, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday showed. The total number of permits came to 1,585. The corresponding surface area fell by 14 percent while volume
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CPI falls by 2 pct YoY in January as apparel and transport drop
EconomyMacroeconomypercent seen in July 2015. The data showed that the core index fell by 1.3 percent in January, less than
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Response to "Medea" brings storm of opposition criticism as govt sets sights on summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsarrivals should only be allowed on the basis of epidemiological data. A bilateral deal agreed between
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Primary cash deficit at €1.6 bln in January
EconomyMacroeconomypreliminary data that showed the primary deficit at 1.47 billion euros in January, compared
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MPs urge govt to focus on vaccines, relief as it gets entangled in #MeToo claims
PoliticsGreek Politics. According to data released this week by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), total sales
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Current account deficit hits €11.2 bln in 2020 after tourism collapse
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account (C/A) balance deteriorated by 8.44 billion euros to a deficit of 11.17 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 2.73 billion euros in 2019, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed. The country posted a C/A deficit of 653.8 million euros in December compared to 1.26 billion euros
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Government targeting resumption of economic activity from March
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Attica. The scientific committee advising the government will have a chance to assess the latest data
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PM aims to press ahead with reform agenda in face of scandals and pandemic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be looking to rally his cabinet around the government’s reform agenda, as New Democracy battles an unfolding sex scandal, on top of worsening economic data and growing lockdown fatigue. Tuesday’s cabinet meeting is set to focus on a series of legislative
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