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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence gain ground in March
EconomyMacroeconomyFebruary 2024, up by just 0.2 points. The average ESI in the EU stood at 96.2 points in March, up... points in the previous month. Since April last year, industry confidence is now up by 2.2 points. The services index increased by 2 points to 39.2. Services confidence is now roughly 3 points up
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PM attempts to regroup, shift focus after testing week over Tempe crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsup the causes and responsibilities linked to last year’s train accident. The PM insists that he gave... they justify the setting up by Parliament of a preliminary judicial inquiry into his role... to be outspoken about the incident and what they believe is an attempt to cover up the truth. The mother of one
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Androulakis hopes surveillance ruling will lead to embarrassment for government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis is hoping to keep up the pressure on the government and PM Kyriakos... in response to speculation that the decision would open up the floodgates to requests from figures including... that three out of four were not convinced by the PM’s reassurances that there was no cover-up
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CPI accelerates again in March, rising by 3.2 pct YoY and 1.5 pct MoM
EconomyMacroeconomy, the CPI was up by 4.6 percent YoY, as the inflation wave was beginning to moderate gradually, however... by 3.4 pct annually in March, from 3.1 pct in the previous month. Month-on-month, the HICP was up.... Education was up by 3.5 percent. Housing costs resumed price increases due to the prices of: rentals
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ND presents MEP candidates, hoping for campaign boost amid flagging ratings
PoliticsGreek Politics. The presentation of the candidates marks the next step in the ratcheting up of campaigning for the June 9 vote, which has increased in significance due to ND’s recent ratings decline. The build-up to Monday’s... of Himare but is facing trial on corruption charges and has been prevented from taking up his
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Industrial turnover grows by 3.1 pct in Feb, led by mining and domestic market
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in the previous month. Manufacturing revenue was up by 2.8 percent, with the mining and quarrying up by 31.2 percent. Manufacturing turnover increases were recorded in printing and reproduction... by increases of 4.8 percent in manufacturing and mining and quarrying up by 78.8 percent. Monthly
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Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
PoliticsGreek Politicsissued. An Athens misdemeanour court handed five former fire service officials jail sentences of up... Mitsotakis announced that a justice bill aimed at speeding up the judicial process will be tabled... to be held by up to 30 pct over the next few years. He emphasised the impact this would have
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Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsaimed at speeding up the judicial process, the prime minister alluded to the trial of officials... pace of the trial sowed doubt in the minds of the public, but it was up to the justice system... instance will add up to 1,000 judges to the front line and cut trial times by a third. The prime
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Sentiment drops marginally in June, consumer confidence improves slightly
EconomyMacroeconomy. The euro area’s ESI was 95.9 points, from 96.1 points of May. Consumer confidence moved up... significantly to 116.7 points, from 122.6 points in the previous month. The EEI is up by 2.5 points... unchanged from the previous month. Since July last year, industry confidence is now up by only 2.5
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Government acts to prevent energy price shock in move critics say comes too late
PoliticsGreek Politicshouseholds the option to sign up for variable contracts. Earlier this week, Mitsotakis’s spokesman... heatwaves caused a surge in demand in neighbouring countries, pushing wholesale electricity prices up... a New Democracy MP crumpled up a printout showing wholesale prices while accusing a SYRIZA spokesman
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