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Fitch leaves rating at 'BBB' and outlook unchanged, sees strong fiscal performance
EconomyMacroeconomyand macroeconomic adjustment has accelerated in recent years, strengthening confidence in policymaking..., and rising investment. Greece’s fiscal performance has significantly outperformed peers. The country... the credibility of Greece’s fiscal framework. The government has established a strong post-pandemic
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Left poised for watershed moment as parties adjust to new opposition landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicslaunched by Alexis Tsipras last week, appears to have has clinched second place, registering 13.5... voting. The political subtext is equally clear. ND calculates it has more room to grow towards... very difficult. Mitsotakis has previously acknowledged this publicly, making the PASOK pressure
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Mitsotakis sharpens "stability" message as Samaras looms and polls tighten
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has begun to frame the next national elections as a choice between continuity..., to attempt to delegitimise Samaras. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has accused Samaras...”. He has defended the government’s foreign policy record, contrasting what he calls New Democracy’s
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Tsipras talks up ELAS momentum as ND pleads with former leader to stand down
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the next national elections, insisting that the political landscape has already shifted... declared that “the momentum has already been created”, dismissing speculation that Kyriakos Mitsotakis... a new right‑wing party. The scenario has been circulating for months, but recent comments by Samaras
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Unlocking inactive properties: How vacant homes distort Greece's property market
EconomyFeaturespositive momentum in the early months of 2026, though the pace of price increases has begun to slow.... This persistent upward trend has made housing affordability one of the most pressing socio-economic... in marketable utilization has a significant impact on prices. Conservative estimates suggest
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Trust levels fall again as public perceptions trail economic progress
SocietyTrust in public institutions in Greece has continued to weaken, despite notable improvements... by the third quarter of 2021, and growth has consistently outpaced the Euro area average. Unemployment... distribution, particularly among lower‑income households. Fiscal performance has also strengthened. The OECD
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PBO sees resilience in economy, revises growth outlook slightly down
EconomyMacroeconomygeopolitical tensions. While the Middle East crisis has introduced fresh uncertainty regarding international... and steady increases in both private and public consumption. Despite this momentum, the PBO has marginally..., and unemployment has finally dropped below 2008 levels. Crucially, Greece is no longer classified as having
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New EPPO indictments threaten further disruption to ND as SYRIZA continues to shrink
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it has indicted 22 defendants in its ongoing OPEKEPE agricultural subsidy fraud probe, including... prosecutor Laura Covesi. Opposition parties claim New Democracy has developed a pattern..., which has evolved into the most damaging scandal of the Mitsotakis administration. The pace
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Newsletter 513 - 17/07/2026
, and unprecedented fragmentation on the left of the political spectrum, the pre‑electoral period has... Democracy, which has long insisted on single‑party government. The change in tone reflects the stubborn...’s parliamentary group has shrunk to historic lows, with its leadership openly accusing Tsipras
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Consensus, conviction and the anti-racism bill
Agorathen, it seems like light years away. Samaras has since had to shed many of his convictions, going from..., rabble-rousing language he has used about migrants, such as calling for city centers to be “reclaimed... that moved with lightning speed – like it has for nothing else – to repeal the law granting second
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