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Fuels continue to propel drop in trade deficit as May sees 15.7% YoY decline
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’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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Building activity eases in May with marginal 0.8% YoY drop
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding 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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PASOK unites forces with Greek "Olive Tree" for EP elections but will it be enough?
PoliticsGreek Politicsstill pending for the alliance is who will head the ticket for the May elections. Former Interior... to unite with PASOK at the European Parliament elections in May in a potentially significant move... the political stage in May. The movement, often dubbed the Greek Olive Tree in reference to a similar
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
an appeal to Pavlopoulos to put pressure on the opposition to be more cooperative. The prime minister may also have in mind the fact that New Democracy, PASOK and Potami may also come under pressure from... parties may change if Tsipras senses that his government will not survive next bailout-linked vote
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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign Policyto be completed by May 16. Diplomatic concerns On the diplomatic front, Tsipras claimed victory through... been given to Turkey. Another issue which may prove more controversial is the agreement for Turkish... next week. The government crisis may be defused by changing the structure of Mouzalas’s department
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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor SYRIZA members and MPs, who may soon be called upon to approve a difficult deal with the lenders..., Juncker reminds Tsipras that Athens had committed in the summer of 2015 not to reverse measures that may... than just older units. Politically, this is a concern for the government as it fears this may turn
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Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras
Agora. But how many individuals were in fact returned to Greece? You may guess the number: zero! Thus... political compromise (as controversial as it may appear). Furthermore, it illustrated the special... displayed by Greece’s prime minister vis-à-vis the German chancellor may come at a cost domestically
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ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, which many expect Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call in May. Macedonia name deal... to reports) may even consider voting with SYRIZA or at least not voting against the deal, possibly... down the government. The talks of withdrawing from the coalition may be more about grandstanding
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
the “small PPC” plan in 2015 after the previous government has spent months working on it. May elections... be on another date [apart from the end of the government’s four-year term], by which I mean May.” His comment... Skourletis that were also seen as talking up the possibility of elections being held in May along
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societythe political blame game is the sense that a new migration crisis may be brewing, and that Greece is ill.... Results cannot be expected overnight, but may be possible to produce over a longer time frame... courts, while it may also be open to challenge based on EU and international legal principles
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