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Govt ponders Covid measures for Easter as pandemic handling comes in for more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsand at the beginning of May would be announced later this week. Her announcement came as the local media... borders to visitors from May 14 for the official start to the tourism season. As it seeks to step up
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Govt in tight spot as opposition questions lockdown easing priorities
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor May 14. While this decision has garnered positive media coverage outside Greece, it is coming under... allowing outdoor dining from around May 10, alongside domestic travel and schools of all levels
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Retail turnover drops by 3 pct and volume by 0.9 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomybusiness indicators for May published by the European Commission showed that consumer confidence continued... is now 7.8 points higher compared to May last year when it stood at -33. Retail trade showed modest
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Reshuffle speculation resurfaces, swiftly dismissed by government
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that they may be taken out of the government soon. However, Mitsotakis carried out a reshuffle – albeit..., as long as SYRIZA is not gaining any traction with voters, the prime minister may opt to hold back
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More Greeks waved forward for vaccine as basic coverage edges to 40 pct
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPierrakakis suggested that those who have received the vaccine may be excused from having to take self..., which may lead to them being made available in supermarkets. Nevertheless, the overall usefulness
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PBO ups growth estimate to 3.6-4.8 pct, warns of complacency and inequality risks
EconomyMacroeconomy. Other short-term indicators showed significant improvement in May, as the economy re-opened... of the pandemic and this may have caused permanent damage. Since the fiscal stance was not able
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Professional liars in pandemic times
Agora"cnn.com" may be replaced by "cnn.com.co" or "cnn.website", which may instantly suggest certain
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Retail sales soar by 38.9 pct YoY in April, a year after first lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomyof last year’s first lockdown, which was lifted at the start of May. The corresponding volume index... confidence, which dropped by 3.4 points, after rising by 7.6 points in May. Consumer confidence is now 2.1
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Covid rears its head again as ND reaches halfway point in tenure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat of 2,245 Greeks aged between 60 and 80 that died in April, May and June only 22 were vaccinated... be no new lockdown. Mitsotakis suggested that there may be more encouraging news ahead
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EC summer forecast sees growth edging up to 4.3 pct, driven by RRF
EconomyMacroeconomy, from the 4.1 pct expected in May. The growth estimate for 2022 remains unchanged at 6 pct. The Commission notes that as restrictive measures began to be relaxed in May, several sentiment indicators
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