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Government lines up crackdown on NGOs as next piece in harsher migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politics. Citing official data, Tsipras notes that between 2015 and 2019, incomes for the poorest 10 percent rose
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Primary balance up to July confirmed at 7.94 bln due to underspend, tax revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 7.94 billion euros up to July, compared to a surplus of 5.67 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. In the period, the budget primary balance
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Government tries to polish economic image as it prepares for big gamble on relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsfierce manner to the social democrats’ criticism of the latest primary surplus data, which they argue
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Construction shows first signs of recovery in 2025 as building activity rises 31.6 pct YoY in May
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding activity showed signs of recovery in May with a rise of 31.6 percent year-on-year, after a drop of 17.3 percent YoY seen in April, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Wednesday. The total number of permits issued in May reached 2,717, from 2,065
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Labour reforms controversy threatens to eclipse autumn support package
PoliticsGreek Politics. The latest Eurostat data found 12.4 pct of Greeks working more than 49 hours per week, while the EU average
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Energy drives 0.5 pct YoY fall in July producer prices as other components rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) recorded a minor contraction in July, with a drop of 0.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), after an increase of 1.6 percent in June, ELSTAT data showed on Friday. This is the first contraction of the year, following six consecutive positive readings. The index had
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Jobs in education lead negative hiring balance of 20,728 in July
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance was negative in July with 20,728 more departures then hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in July last year had 34,979 more departures. This led to a year-on-year drop of 14,250 fewer departures. However
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How will Trump's tariffs affect Greece?
Agorain 2024. US Census data, which differs slightly due to nominal, non-seasonally adjusted calculations
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Q2 GDP moderates further to 1.7 pct YoY as households spending slows
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP grew modestly in Q2, rising by 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), from a 0.1 percent increase in Q1, provisional data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) revealed on Friday. The Greek economy has been growing continuously QoQ now since Q2 2020
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Mitsotakis delivers major tax-cut package as he seeks to stay course for another term
PoliticsGreek Politicswith an eye on polling data, nor will he pivot to populist giveaways ahead of 2027. Instead, he invoked
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