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Greek regions perform poorly in social progress index
Societyto the draft of the first European Social Progress Index (SPI). The SPI, which has been released..., the findings of which are also visualised in interactive maps, has been shared to collect feedback from
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Meeting with farmers marks start of renewed effort to reach bailout review deal
PoliticsGreek Politicscontributions in return for receiving lower pensions. The coalition has been pleading with farmers... believes that around 1.5 percent of GDP in new fiscal measures will be enough and has reportedly asked
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence deteriorate in February
EconomyMacroeconomyvolatility, peaking at 104.6 in June 2014. In August 2015, ESI bottomed to 76.1 points. It has... points to 3.2 in February. Over the last 6 months, this indicator has improved by 34.2 points
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Retail sales slip 0.1 pct in Dec, drop of 2.8 pct in 2015
EconomyMacroeconomy1.9 and 1.7 percent MoM respectively. Over the last 6 years, retail turnover has plummeted by 36.3... and property taxes. The most notable drop since 2009 has been posted in retail sale not in stores (-58.1
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Refugee crisis edges further onto domestic political agenda
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece. There has been speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may even exercise veto powers.... This perhaps explains the more aggressive line that New Democracy has taken over the last few days
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Eurobank reports loss in Q4 and for 2015, management expects bank to turn profitable in 2016
EconomyBanking. In the course of 2015, the number of branches has been reduced by 100 to 856, while the headcount has
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Eurosystem funding slips by further 1.9 bln to 104.2 bln in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomy, central bank funding has dropped by 22.35 billion euros, amid reduction of uncertainty, stabilisation..., ELA funding has been reduced by 18.78 billion euros from the recent peak of 86.77 billion last June
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Unemployment rate drops further to 24 pct in Dec, lowest since April 2012
EconomyMacroeconomymark, employment has gained 151,500 jobs, while the jobless number has been reduced by 74,500
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Refugees crisis grows in Greece as EU-Turkey deal hangs in balance
PoliticsForeign Policyinto the country faces obstacles both at home and abroad. Domestically, disquiet about the potential pact has... Democracy has led the critical calls and on Sunday accused the government of being out of its depth
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Healthy eating and smoking on decline in Greece over last five years
SocietyGreeks ate vegetables and fruit, smoked cigarettes and drank less frequently in 2014 than five years previously, newly released health data has shown. Published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority... in ten (32.3 percent) said they never consumed alcohol, a rate that has remained constant since 2009
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