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Hiring balance turns positive in Feb, driven by seasonal jobs in tourism
EconomyMacroeconomy-on-year, while voluntary exits were up by 4,656. Hirings were up by 10,806 jobs compared to February last... 52 percent. Part-time and shift work made up 37 percent and 10 percent of hirings, respectively
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Divided, weak opposition gives Konstantopoulou boost and PM Mitsotakis space
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend after its leader, Alexis Haritsis, suggested that the party take up SYRIZA leader... the division caused by Kasselakis’s doomed leadership. The break-up of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group has... is currently the most popular party leader in Greece. Her approval rating stands at 37.7 pct, up
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsconservatives in terms of voting preference was recorded at 25.1 pct, up from 23.3 pct in March. New... of Freedom, the populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February... leader is seen as the most suitable candidate to head up a progressive alliance, according
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Significant underspend and strong tax revenues push primary surplus to April above 5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomybalance up to April showed a surplus of 1.87 billion euros, from a 250 million euros deficit up... outperformance of 1.82 billion euros up to March. Taxes beat the target by 1.46 billion euros. The full
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ND courts voters with hardline migration bill as pressure grows over farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the new EU policy on migration. Mitsotakis said he had issued instructions to speed up returns... security for up to 15 years and impose prison sentences of two to three years for entering the country... applications have been rejected. The minister has previously stated that he believes up to 97 percent
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Revenues continue beating targets in May, tight rein on spending remains
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance ran a surplus of 5.35 billion euros up tp May, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday. The primary balance came... balance up to May showed a surplus of 1.88 billion euros, from a 535 million euros deficit up to May
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Waiters and chefs lead May hiring balance to highest on record
EconomyMacroeconomy-on-year, while voluntary exits were up by 1,490. Hirings were up by 8,787 jobs compared to May last... percent. Part-time and shift work made up 32 percent and 8.5 percent of hirings, respectively
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New Democracy suffers ratings blow as farming payments scandal unfolds
PoliticsGreek Politicsgained 2 points to reach 5.6 pct, and MeRA25 is polling at 4.9 pct, up from 3.7 pct. Overall... believe Mitsotakis is capable of fighting corruption, versus 77 pct who don’t think he is up... Tsipras and Antonis Samaras could attract up to 18 pct and 7 pct respectively. Perceptions of Corruption
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the comments made by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Monday. Marinakis picked up...-appointed Migration Minister Thanos Plevris. Since taking up his position a few weeks ago, Plevris... Haftar, of enabling illegal crossings. While the spike in the number of the arrivals in question, up
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Travel receipts maintain momentum in May with 17.7 pct YoY rise
EconomyMacroeconomy2.25 billion euros, compared to 1.91 billion euros in 2024, up 17.7 percent year-on-year (YoY... to 800 million euros. Average expenditure per trip was up by 21.1 percent to 716.2 euros from 591.5... billion euros. Payments also increased to 1.35 billion, up 22.4 percent, bringing the travel
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