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Rare moment of unity as MPs agree to stop Golden Dawn’s state funding
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Golden Dawn halted in the wake of charges being levelled against its leader and several MPs... the coalition’s proposal. Golden Dawn was due to receive almost 900,000 euros this year from the pot... a public relations gift by giving voters the impression it did not want to cut Golden Dawn’s funding
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Newsletter 121 - 02/06/2017
International Airport SA offer to extend 20-year concession Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell... Commission (EC) figures showed. The ESI settled at 93.2 in May, which is the lowest reading since February... is almost attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763 million outpacing household lending deductions
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Industrial turnover records five months of contraction after 6.2 pct drop in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomymonths, to -1.3 pints after a rise of 2.6 points in the previous month. Since October last year, industry confidence has risen by 4 points. Overall, economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a drop of almost 3
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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is pinning its hopes on a new support package to blunt the effects of galloping inflation on households and businesses, but the opposition is accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of being too timid and missing the mark. An additional 1.1 billion euros in targeted benefits
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Greece's ultimate sacrifice for stability
Agoradiscussion with Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris is that this unholy alliance was being forged in a room that had at least nine religious icons on its walls. Another is that it showed Golden Dawn, the self-styled anti-systemic party, was completely at ease with the idea of cosying up
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Nightmare on Democracy Street
Agorahave added to this with a fierce anti-immigration policy and a failure to clamp down on Golden Dawn’s... of Golden Dawn supporters recently attacked Communist Party (KKE) members who were putting up... on migrants, homosexuals and leftists, Golden Dawn made it clear that it wants to fight a pitched battle
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Podcast - The rise and fall of Golden Dawn
Agorato hear the landmark verdict in the trial of NeoNazi Golden Dawn. It brought the party's rapid rise... co-host Phoebe Fronista speaks to Ioanna Meitani, part of the Golden Dawn Watch team that covered... at the bigger picture and explains how Golden Dawn gained such a following and what might happen now
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CPI rises again in November, at accelerating rate of 1.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.1 percent in November, accelerating from the 0.7... for the 12-month period from December 2016 to November 2017 was 1.1 percent. The core index edged up... by 1.1 percent in November following a rise of 0.5 percent in October. The main driving force behind
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Is New Democracy really trying to ease political tension?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAddressing the nation in the wake of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas's murder by a Golden Dawn... together Greece's leftist parties as "extreme opposition." "The cases of Golden Dawn on the one hand... a reaction from the Communist Party (KKE), the anti-capitalist ANTARSYA and pro-drachma Plan B, which
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Q1 GDP contracts 1.1 pct as Greece eyes growth in 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek non-seasonally-adjusted GDP contracted 1.1 percent year on year (YoY) in the first quarter... eased 1.1 percent YoY. GDP contraction at the start of 2014 showed a decelerating trend for the fifth... target of 0.6 percent growth to be achieved, GDP should post positive growth of 1.1 percent YoY
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