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Economic sentiment picks up again in Oct but consumer confidence drops for fifth month
EconomyMacroeconomy, recovering from 90.7 points in January. Since the start of the year, the ESI has increased by 20.6... of the year. Consumer confidence has been falling since the previous high in May, when it stood at -22.2... in the previous month. Since the start of the year, the EEI has risen by 10 points. Industry confidence
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Govt responds to report on deadly incident with tougher policing measures, as critics call for rethink
PoliticsGreek Politicsoccupant and injuring another following a high-speed chase, has prompted the government to announce... by the events which took place in the western suburbs of Athens last week, the announcement has been... The debate over the days following the incident has highlighted contrasting approaches to policing
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Tsipras makes pre-emptive peace offering to next KINAL leader ahead of final vote
PoliticsGreek Politicshas made an indirect appeal to the centre-left party’s next head to focus on attacking... to any kind of alliance with SYRIZA, while the fact that he is younger than Tsipras and has not had... with Greece’s creditors. Speaking in Ioannina on Thursday, Tsipras argued that SYRIZA has no enemies
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Govt baulks at more holiday restrictions to stem spread of Omicron variant
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe unvaccinated. Mitsotakis said that since the start of the pandemic the government has provided 80... that there has been little uptake since free voluntary self-testing was first rolled out this month... to a surge in infections as it has done elsewhere, the policy reflexes have been restrained
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Govt readies targeted support for energy bills in bid to contain cost of living crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicspandemic support. Despite a recent dip, Greece has registered the highest prices for wholesale... and 76 in Germany. The government has been taking some political credit for an agreement between... in a few weeks”, adding that “what we can do is support households”. Opposition SYRIZA has also been
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Economic sentiment drops by 3.1 pts in Dec, little change in consumer confidence over year
EconomyMacroeconomystood at 91.8 points in December 2020 and has significantly recovered most of the deterioration during the pandemic. Since the start of the year, the ESI has increased by 18.5 points. The indicator hit... in November. Since January, the EEI has risen by 14.1 points. Industry confidence dropped by 1.8
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Turkey looms large in 2022 foreign policy agenda, which includes Balkans, US and Russia
PoliticsForeign PolicyAs far as Greek foreign policy is concerned, the arrival of the new year has not brought the most encouraging signs as Ankara has launched a new round of aggressive rhetoric against Athens... advisor, Ibrahim Kalin, has already announced new diplomatic initiatives that will include the regions
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Economic sentiment on up again after 4.2 pt rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomy2021 and has since recovered all the deterioration suffered during the pandemic. The value of 114.2 reported in January is the highest of the series. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI has... to 115.2 points in January, from 118.4 points in December. The EEI has risen by 9.6 points in the rolling
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ND sets sights on pegging back KINAL following sudden rise
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt has become evident over the past few days that New Democracy is ramping up the pressure on KINAL as the centre-left party has once again become a relevant player on the Greek political scene..., at least) for the time being any possible future alliance with ND – an issue that has been raised
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Mitsotakis forced to wield axe as legacy issues resurface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA cabinet minister has been forced to resign and a veteran New Democracy politician has been... embarrassment to the Mitsotakis government which has built its profile claiming to make a break from... an active role in removing him without acknowledging that he has made a misstep. This would
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