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The Greek election's winners and losers
AgoraA clear win for New Democracy, a manageable defeat for SYRIZA, Golden Dawn being booted out...) in the past. Golden Dawn The inability of Golden Dawn, which gained 2.93 percent, to enter Parliament.... Golden Dawn lost almost 215,000 votes compared to September 2015. A new addition to Parliament this time
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Newsletter 344 - 01/07/2022
, the ESI is now even lower than July last year, when the indicator stood at 111.8 points. The index... electricity demand, amplified by the arrival of the high tourism season and the cooling requirements
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Economic sentiment slips to 89.7 in May, consumer confidence rebounds to -71.9
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 0.6 points in May after increasing in the preceding two months, European Commission (EC) data showed on Monday. The ESI has hovered around the 90-point mark..., when ESI also fell below the 90-point mark. From its recent low of 76.1 last August, the current ESI
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Economic sentiment at 113.2 in Feb, strong improvement in services and retail
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 3.7 points in February to reach 113.2 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. The EC noted that the ESI figures have been historically... (EEI). This indicator has been designed to complement the growth-related focus of the ESI
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Is New Democracy really trying to ease political tension?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAddressing the nation in the wake of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas's murder by a Golden Dawn... together Greece's leftist parties as "extreme opposition." "The cases of Golden Dawn on the one hand... with the so-called "theory of the two extremes". As the theory would have it, if Golden Dawn is one
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SYRIZA's poll lead consistent but parliamentary majority elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Golden Dawn favourite for this spot but some pollsters suggest that PASOK is not far behind. A Kapa... SYRIZA 28.1 ND 25.5 Potami 6.5 G Dawn 5.4 PASOK 5.2 KKE 5 Papandreou 2.8 Ind Grks 2.6 Other 4.1 Undecid... ND 28 Potami 4.5 G Dawn 4.2 PASOK 4 KKE 3.7 Ind Grks 2.2 Papandreou 1.5 Other 4.4 Undecided 9.6
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New Democracy on course for clear majority, opinion polls suggest
PoliticsGreek Politicslike to squeeze Greek Solution and neoNazi Golden Dawn to such an extent that they fail to meet... support away from Greek Solution and Golden Dawn, as well as attract more undecided Greeks or those who... percent, SYRIZA on 23.7, KINAL 6.2, KKE 5.1, Golden Dawn 4.6, MeRA25, the party led by former finance
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Govt holds off on new Covid-19 measures as public reacts to GD ruling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece keenly waits for the sentencing process in the Golden Dawn trial to be completed... in the Golden Dawn case indicates that the Greek public is largely pleased with the outcome, but it also... percent. Despite Golden Dawn being declared a criminal organisation and its political activities being
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SYRIZA ups stakes over bankruptcy code as govt faces embarrassment over missing GD bigwig
PoliticsGreek Politicsdevelopments, such as Covid-19 and the sentencing in the Golden Dawn trial. By tabling the motion... of buying it back after 12 years. Golden Dawn New Democracy has also been put on the spot over the apparent absconding of Golden Dawn deputy leader Christos Pappas, who has not appeared before authorities
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Economic sentiment fell to 81.3 in July for the sharpest historical monthly drop
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped for the fifth successive month at a marked accelerating..., whilst the current ESI reading is 22.9 points lower than the post-crisis high of 104.2 recorded a year ago. The ESI fell to a historic low of 74.8 in March 2009 and displayed high volatility until June
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