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Mitsotakis hints at post-election policy tweaks to address economic concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the cost of living and the economy dominating much of the public debate in the run-up to next...” will be cuts to employee contributions. The government is believed to be considering a reduction of up to 1... accusing SYRIZA of making irresponsible promises, drawing parallels to the period leading up
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PASOK, SYRIZA leaders show little appetite for touted alliance of progresives
PoliticsGreek PoliticsANT-1 TV that cooperation would have to be built “from the bottom up, and not through agreements... up his team. He has also made it clear that he does not intend to shift his policy rightward... not lose votes just, or even mostly, to the right. This was backed up by a new opinion poll
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Travel balance rises to 1.79 bln in in first four months as arrivals increase by 20 pct
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros in 2023, up 15.9 percent year-on-year. Travel payments rose by 7.5 percent to 273.2 million euros. The number of arrivals in April reached 1.56 million, up 13.9 percent. Arrivals from... receipts increased by 22 percent to 1.79 billion euros. Payments also increased to 848.7 million, up 21.9
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Another strong rise for building activity in Mar takes Q1 to 42 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyin Western Macedonia with 31. During the first quarter of 2024, permits were up by 42 percent YoY to 8,623. The corresponding surface area was up by 38.3 percent while volume was also higher by 25 percent... previously. The index is currently up by 23.5 points on a rolling 12-month basis.
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PASOK decides to hold new leadership contest as SYRIZA confusion continues
PoliticsGreek Politics50 pct of the votes, a second ballot will be held a week later. Leading up to Sunday’s gathering... before he took over. Kasselakis sought to clear this up with a lengthy social media post over... little to clear things up. Instead, it has fuelled tension within SYRIZA, where cadres loyal to Tsipras
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Name deal and Beleri case test Greece's relations with North Macedonia, Albania
PoliticsForeign Policysources, the newly elected candidates in the European elections (6-9 June 2024) take up their office... to officially take up his duties as an MEP and will obviously take part in the extremely crucial vote to choose... in September, according to EU sources. It is up to his party whether this seat will remain vacant until
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Receipts and arrivals rise in May, but spending per trip down by 12.2 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2023, up 6.8 percent year-on-year. Travel payments rose by 38.5 percent to 285.8 million euros. The number of arrivals in May reached 3.05 million, up 21.3 percent. Arrivals from the EU totalled 1.86... receipts increased by 16.2 percent to 3.81 billion euros. Payments also increased to 1.11 billion, up
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Central govt debt rises by 1.5 bln in Q2, to 407 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy. Short-term notes dropped by circa 1.5 billion euros. FSM loans continue to make up the bulk... years) debt made up 71.2 percent of the total, while short-term (up to 1 year) and medium-term (1
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Economic sentiment slides further in Aug, consumer confidence drops sharply
EconomyMacroeconomy112.3 points in the previous month. The EEI is up roughly 5 points in the rolling 12-month period... confidence is now up by roughly 5 points on the rolling 12-month. Retail trade improved further to 24.8... also had a minor recovery to 9.9 points, from 7.7 points previously. The index is currently up by 25
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Newsletter 433 - 20/09/2024
PoliticsPASOK gears up for leadership vote, boosted by SYRIZA slumpThe carrot dangling in front... with 9.9 pct (compared to 9.3 pct in the June elections), and Voice of Logic racking up an extra 0.4... criticism for challenging for the PASOK leadership only a few months after taking up his post as mayor
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