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Opposition amps up criticism over Gaza stance and farming payments scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is facing intensifying criticism from opposition parties over its position on Gaza, as its latest actions on the global scene put it increasingly at odds with the mood in the Greek Parliament. The European prosecutor’s probe into agricult...
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Seeking to shore up right flank, Mitsotakis unveils steps to tackle campus violence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid ongoing speculation about former New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras launching his own right-wing party and the ruling conservatives leaking support to smaller parties, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to find ways to connect with ND’s...
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SYRIZA attempts latest restart as parties gear up for next Tempe showdown
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLeftist opposition party SYRIZA began its latest party conference on Thursday. With the grouping struggling to even hold its ground in the opinion polls, leader Sokratis Famellos called for the congress to be a “restart” moment for the party, which led ...
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Union report sums up grim state of wages, policy shortcomings
EconomyMacroeconomyThe latest annual report by Greece’s largest union, GSEE, captures the grim picture regarding wages in Greece and the spending power of workers. The data highlights the government’s shortcomings in translating the growth of recent years into better real...
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Firefighting capabilities beefed up as blazes and water shortages weigh on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that Greece’s defences against wildfires have been the strongest they have ever been but the realities of the climate crisis, whether in the form of summer blazes or water shortages, are becoming ever-mo...
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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition parties are preparing to lift their unofficial moratorium on criticising the government for its handling of several serious wildfires which left a tail of devastation across different parts of the country since the start of August. Party dele...
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Athens seeks talks with Erdogan as Turkey steps up diplomatic activity in region
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens will seek to overcome the stalemate in its political dialogue with Ankara during a meeting that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is aiming to have with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York. If the two leaders meet, it will ...
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At sidelines of UNGA, Mitsotakis talks up Greece’s prospects as energy, tech hub
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDespite the cancellation of his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has had a busy week of talks in New York, during which has tried ...
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Current account deficit improves significantly, reaching 6.62 bln up to Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account recorded a surplus of 1.1 billion euros in August, from a surplus of 938.4 million euros in July, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday showed. In August 2024, the balance showed a surplus of 313.5 million euros. The Ban...
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Current account deficit at 2.34 bln in Mar, up to 6.96 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account recorded a deficit of 2.34 billion euros in March, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Friday showed. In March 2025, the balance showed a deficit of 3.2 billion euros. The Bank of Greece notes that this is due to improvements ...
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