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  1. CPI at 5.2% YoY in May as impact of Iran war spreads
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was broadly stable in May with a rise of 5.2 percent...), the CPI was unchanged, from 1.5 percent in the previous month. In May 2025, the CPI was up by 2.5 percent.... The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) increased by 4.9 percent annually in May. Month

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  2. Budget continues to perform strongly with 3.64 bln surplus up to May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance landed at a surplus of 3.64 billion euros up to May, according... budget balance up to May showed a surplus of 91 million euros, from a 1.88 billion euros surplus in May 2024. The overall balance is better than the target by 2.27 billion euros. Revenues At 30.2

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  3. Car sales remain strong, rising by 3.3% YoY up to May

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    Vehicles going into circulation for the first time had gains of 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May...) data released on Tuesday. In May 2025, licences had jumped by 16.3 percent annually. Car sales in May came to 26,897 compared to 26,051 in 2025, a rise of 3.2 percent. Motorcycle licences were up

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  4. Fuels continue to propel drop in trade deficit as May sees 15.7% YoY decline
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s trade deficit continued its sharp decline in May with a 15.7 percent year-on-year (YoY.... The deficit came to 1.96 billion euros for May. Imports totalled 7.04 billion euros, up by 7.8 percent YoY. Exports totalled 5.07 billion euros, rising sharply by 20.9 percent. In May last year, the trade

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  5. Building activity eases in May with marginal 0.8% YoY drop
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Building activity went into negative territory in May, with a marginal drop of 0.8 percent year... by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Friday. The total number of permits issued in May reached 2,695, from 2,717 in May 2025. The corresponding surface area saw a rise of 4.2 percent YoY, while

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  6. Coalition sets bar low for presidential vote, opts for pre-election rhetoric

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    MPs clearly declaring their intention to back the coalition’s candidate, Stavros Dimas. It is also... suspicions about the motivation of MPs who choose to back Dimas’s candidacy and has staunchly defended

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  7. PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    presidential candidate, Stavros Dimas, receiving just 160 votes in the first ballot on Wednesday, two... Sifounakis went as far as suggesting he would not vote for Dimas if there is no attempt by Venizelos

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  8. New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote

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    Haikalis up to 3 million euros in order to vote for the presidential candidate, Stavros Dimas... for Dimas to back the government candidate unless the doubts about their motivation for doing so

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  9. To Potami's rise and Golden Dawn's strife shake things up for May vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Just as it looked as if May’s European Parliament elections would be an antagonistic but relatively... to be reckoned with in the May 25 vote. Kapa poll - EP elex in Attica: SYRIZA 20.1, ND 17.6, G Dawn 7.2... to a poorer showing the May vote than many had expected until recently. That the appearance

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  10. SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections

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    party has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have... Sabiha Suleiman, a local Roma activist, as a candidate for the May 25 European Parliament elections... in Thrace. This is not the first time during the build-up to the May campaigns that SYRIZA has found

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