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PM tries to guide government to firmer ground as opposition also faces struggle
PoliticsGreek Politicsagenda over the last few weeks is one of the government’s main aims for the coming months. New.... Mitsotakis is due to visit the Interior Ministry on Monday, where Theodoros Livanios was installed
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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsobservers of the banking system as a deft bit of politics. On the one hand it is noted that the latest raft... politician met with EU interior ministers on Tuesday in Copenhagen, where he pressed for faster
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified... for the European Parliament elections next month. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has stressed
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One in four Greeks in severe material deprivation; a eurozone outlier
SocietyGreece has the sixth highest rate of severe material deprivation among 30 European countries, with the lack of access to basics rising substantially for almost all age groups last year, according to new data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELST...
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Greek May CPI falls 2 pct in one of biggest drops for more than a year
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Tuesday that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 2 percent in May, which was a faster pace compared to the preceding months. May's figures mean Greece remained in deflationary territory for the fifteen...
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The one question SYRIZA needs to answer
AgoraWith the coalition in Greece getting only 160 votes for its presidential candidate in the first ballot, falling short even of the most conservative estimate, based on the currently available information it seems that the number of deputies that will vot...
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One in two Greeks thinks life was better 50 years ago, poll suggests
SocietyOver half of Greeks think that life was better in Greece 50 years ago compared to today, according to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center. The survey looked into attitudes across 38 countries, surveying around 43,000 respondents in the proc...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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Tsipras repeats call for elections with one eye on rising KINAL
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government’s positive narrative, questioning New Democracy’s record of crisis management and calling for early elections. The SYRIZA president has also signalled the end of the grace...
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Import prices reach one year of contraction with 6.4 pct drop in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s import price index stayed in contraction in January, falling by 6.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), after dropping by 8.7 percent in December, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Thursday. The consecutive ne...
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