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Retail sales rise by 13 pct in Sep as fuel has notable impact
EconomyMacroeconomythe previous high in May, when it stood at -22.2 points, and it has now improved by 3.9 points since
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Resounding win for Mitsotakis, who has majority comfortably in reach
PoliticsGreek Politicstantalisingly close to an outright majority in Greek Parliament, which has 300 seats but Prime
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeaturesgovernment has been on a public sector hiring spree at the expense of already over-burdened taxpayers... that the coalition has been swelling the ranks of the civil service to win votes, the opposition has also... A slightly different argument has been put forward regarding the appointment of senior civil servants
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Athens and Ankara affirm new, calmer period in relations
PoliticsForeign Policy, but it will certainly satisfy Turkey, which has constantly demanded its shutdown as it considers it a training..., whether in the air or at sea, or overflights. During all these months, not only has Turkey not violated Greek airspace or Greek territorial waters, but also there has not been any flying activity
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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
Agoradifference compared to ERA I, is that the ERA II has not been framed as a High Level Political Dialogue... to implement a consistent and cohesive policy towards Kosovo, which has been demonstrated in the case... by the EU. On the other hand, the EU has been pursuing a rather limited approach towards Kosovo because
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Mitsotakis faces press in attempt to defuse criticism over wildfire handling
PoliticsGreek Politicsis seen as a concerted effort by the government to address the criticism it has faced over...” once the crisis has subsided. The prime minister rejected several times the accusation that he had... the 500-million-euro package of emergency relief, the government also has at its disposal funds already
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Newsletter 456 - 21/03/2025
in court of any wrongdoing. Doxiadis, a venture capitalist who has taken on the role of a public... against government officials. This opportunity has now been lost, with the government arguing... in 5 respondents say the government has not done enough to shed light on Tempe, and 3 in 4 say
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PM offers vision of stronger post-pandemic Greece, as ND reaps approval in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Greece’s 155,000 registered long-term unemployed, as well as training and paid community service... and a reversal of the positive trend which has kept new virus cases and deaths at low levels. Behind... observance of social distancing measures in the run-up to the most celebrated festival
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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
government has broadly converged with the institutions on a fiscal gap of 3 percent of GDP (5.4.... The government has also proposed a lowering of the current tax-free threshold of 9,550 to 9,100 euros, which... of understanding, while the government has proposed an increase in the tax rate on dividends from 10 to 15
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgrammeto be revisited once the medium-term debt relief measures are known. Athens has indicated that it might... for the coalition as the Fund has been pushing for measures such as the lowering of the tax-free...; the waiver of the step-up interest rate margin amounting to 200 bps related to the debt buy-back
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