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PM sees progress on lasting dispute with Albania after Tirana visit
PoliticsForeign Policyto the countries in the region to engage more in solving bilateral disputes, also in the EU integration... “for some strange statements that I saw attributed” and that “do not represent the current situation
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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
record. SYRIZA seems reluctant to engage in a technocratic manner and offers mostly ballpark figures... Democracy has built its economic message on a successful last four years that saw Greece outperforming
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the first official projections. By contrast, main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even... with them, will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim
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PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis called on his ministers to heed the warnings of the second round of the local elections, which saw New Democracy lose in five of the six remaining regional authority contests...” rhetoric. He advised members of his government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly
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Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated to 1.7 percent in December after peaking with a 2.9 percent decline in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent for the f...
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April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding increased by 1.27 billion in April, showing a monthly rise for the first time since December 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure stood at 61.96 billion at the end...
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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
SocietyThe results of a survey by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been limited. The survey, conducted in cooperation with Alco...
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Increase in number of services that saw their turnover decrease in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of turnover indices for the services sector showed a worsening performance in Q2 2014, with 10 out of the 14 types of services, or specific activities of services as they are referred to, posting a negative growth, according to the Helleni...
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Almost all services in Greece saw decline in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of the turnover indices for the services sector showed a further worsening in the third quarter (Q3) of 2014 with 12 out of the 14 service activities recording a drop, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In the preced...
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Office prices and rents saw substantial fall in H1 2014
EconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Monday for the first time its commercial property price and rent indices. The released data concerns office and retail price and rent levels of prime investment property and cover the period from the first half (H1)...
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