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Foreign arrivals push travel surplus up by 6.6 pct in July, average expenditure falls
EconomyMacroeconomyto improve by 6.6 percent to 2.74 billion from 2.57 billion a year ago. The increase in receipts is driven
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Economic sentiment drops to 101 in October, consumer confidence rises by 6.6 points
EconomyMacroeconomyrose strongly by 6.6 points to -38.3. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 15.4 points
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Building permits rise by 6.6 pct in September, up by 9 pct in 9M
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits rose by 6.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in September compared to an increase of 13.3 percent in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Tuesday showed. The latest monthly headline figure represents a sixth consecutive month of positive growth
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Retail turnover increases by 6.6 pct in Oct, volume up by 7.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales index increased by 6.6 percent in October following a slightly downward revised increase of 4.4 percent in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. The figure is the fifth positive reading for the year so far. It is also the highest reading
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Producer prices drop for 11 months straight, down 6.6 pct in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) contracted for eleven successive months in January, dropping by 7 percent year-on-year (YoY), after falling by 6.6 percent in December, ELSTAT data showed on Thursday. The index had been growing over a two-year period since March 2021, before it turned negative
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Corporate loans lead 6.6 pct YoY growth in lending
EconomyMacroeconomyThe credit expansion in the Greek private sector decelerated its pace in September, rising by 6.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 6.9 percent in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Friday showed. The net lending flow was positive by just 1.94 billion euros after a movement
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agorapoliticians and human rights groups agree is not fit for purpose. Elements of the Dutch system... criticised by human rights groups. Groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Doctors... they qualify for protection. Particular emphasis is given by human rights groups and migration
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Off the isles of Greece
Agoraexplanation and has called for an investigation. The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human... fellow human beings. Too often over the years, Greece has been criticised for its treatment... by Muiznieks, the UNHCR, Pro Asyl, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, EU Home Affairs Commissioner
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
over delayed subsidies and the OPEKEPE payments scandal threatens to boil over. Rural Development... no sign of fading, and risks eroding the government’s credibility among rural voters. Labour deal...% of households in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities
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