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Golden Dawn to compete in EP elections but its longer term future is unclear
PoliticsGreek Politicsup: Golden Dawn will take part in the contest. The Supreme Court decided over the weekend... in the elections, many of which will only receive a handful of votes. Golden Dawn, under investigation for alleged criminal activities, had set up an alternative party (National Dawn) that would have
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora, as some of the people in the audience today will know very well. Greece saw joining the euro as part... meant structural factors were overlooked. A period of belt-tightening before euro entry saw Greece’s... economic model in which the state was omnipresent. The two-party system that had dominated Greek
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Newsletter 297 - 21/05/2021
and transformation of the country’s economic model. It also acknowledges the need for a radical overhaul of the country’s productive model. However, the emphasis, as presented by Tsipras, is on more... in Q4 2020. Old apartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 3.4
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyto the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros
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Newsletter 461 - 09/05/2025
by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February and March, reaching 13.4 pct... saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap between the two parties is slight... asked whether they saw the next general elections as an opportunity to cast a protest vote, 77 pct
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
that a large portion of workers fell into one of three categories: Either they saw their work suspended... at 7.01 bln September figure confirmed as missing target by 9.58 billion euros The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus
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Sensing opportunity, Golden Dawn rears its head again
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo Golden Dawn MPs were ousted from a parliamentary committee on Wednesday after verbally abusing... seem to be feeling. After a period in the shadows, Golden Dawn MPs have begun appearing... Greece’s sovereign rights. There has been criticism of both developments and Golden Dawn perhaps
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Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis
SocietyLower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds
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Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016
to a decline in clothing and footwear (-2.2 percent), miscellaneous goods and services (-1.6 percent), food... production by 2.2 percent, while electricity, water supply and mining and quarrying production fell by 2.8, 3... production by 2.2 percent, which accounts for 70 percent of the index. In contrast, electricity production
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BoG report highlights economic challenges, proposes way forward
Economy. Over the coming years, BoG sees growth of 1.9 percent this year, 2.1 percent next year and 2.2 percent... slightly outpace imports. The BoG reaffirms the strong fiscal performance over the last years, which saw... out a set of policies that will transition Greece towards a “sustainable, extroverted growth model led
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