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Athens homing in on non-permanent seat at UNSC
PoliticsForeign Policyproblem within a UN framework. Diplomatic sources in Athens, though, stress that it would be a great... the most powerful UN institution as it can take legally binding decisions to impose sanctions
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyin terms of the solution of the Cyprus problem and for the exploitation of natural resources... no right to sign any binding agreement. According to Kathimerini’s story on Sunday, Mitsotakis
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More than half of Greek households rely mainly on pensions
Societyor borrowed from relatives and friends to make ends meet. The report found, however, that in 2015 saw... underlined that given the problems of over-indebtedness, poverty and social deprivation in Greece... stability and the urgent need to address social problems. Its study found that 15.2 percent of households
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Early summer fire highlights precariousness of snap election option
PoliticsGreek Politics,” he said. Androulakis saw his proposed candidate, Andreas Spyropoulos, elected as the new head... capacity to deal with the threat of wildfires, familiar problems remain. “Behind the pompous... by the public as being more in tune with people’s problems than PM Mitsotakis (38 vs 35 pct
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Newsletter 25 - 08/05/2015
manufacturing drop Greece’s manufacturing PMI saw a big drop in April, when it fell by 2.4 points to 46.5.... During those five years, Greeks have been to hell and back numerous times. Finding themselves
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Greek households continue to slash spending on goods and services
Societyexpenditure stands at 33.1 percent. Durables (-49 percent) saw the biggest fall, followed by clothing... inactive person (1,102.32 euros or 77.6 percent of the average). Inequality Another important finding
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Poverty rate jumped by over 40 pct during crisis, more than anywhere in EU
SocietyGreece saw its rate of poverty increase by more than 40 percent during the economic crisis, the highest jump in any EU state, according to a new German study that measures poverty... increase of 1.5 percent. This particular finding, the report says, shows the weakness in using
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Despite ongoing budget talks, ND eyes more relief measures in coming months
PoliticsGreek Politicsmarket development, which saw Greece sell 3-month T-Bills on Wednesday at a negative rate of -0.02... will not be formed to come up with an initial finding in two months. Papangelopoulos rejected the claims
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ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has faced criticism for an error in procurement which saw oversize masks distributed to students... to two thirds of respondents finding support for businesses and workers inadequate. Up to 38 percent
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Retail sales drop by 8.6% in 2020 as e-shops prosper but many sectors suffer
EconomyMacroeconomyretail sectors that saw drops going as high as 46.8 pct for the jewelry. Restrictions in mobility... finding itself at odds with the specialist committee that advises the government on Covid-19 issues
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