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Newsletter 288 - 12/03/2021
. The government’s critics argue that at no stage has the prime minister expressed concern about what... to monitor police violence, headed by constitutional expert Nikos Alivizatos, has wound-up its activities.... As such, it seems unlikely that the current tension will disappear anytime soon. The government has also accused
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Stability Programme reflects subdued expectations for 2021, high hopes for 2022 onwards
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece has submitted to the European Council and Commission its Stability Programme for the period... as the pandemic still has a hold on the Greek economy and the expected flow of RRF funds has been scaled back... running into May. The headline budget figure for 2021 has been revised down by 6 percentage points
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Economic sentiment stable in June, but consumer confidence drops
EconomyMacroeconomyof the pandemic - the ESI stood at 87.6 and it has posted a significant recovery of 21.1 points... 2.1 points higher compared to June last year when it stood at -27.7. However, it has some way to go... in months. Year-on-year, industry confidence has jumped by 21.1 points, albeit from the very low base
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Newsletter 303 - 02/07/2021
a new tax relief package, even if the primary surplus goal of 2.2 pct of GDP from 2023 onwards remains...). Of course, the public’s expectations have been tempered as a result of the impact Covid-19 has... that we will need to have something to show for the positive work that he claims his government has done
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Economic sentiment rises above 111 pts in July but consumer confidence drops further
EconomyMacroeconomyand it has been on the mend since with a recovery of 24.6 points. The deterioration in sentiment from... at -34.7. However, it has some way to go to match the previous high of -4.8 in February 2020. Industry... for the third consecutive month. Since the start of the year, industry confidence has improved by 17.4
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Economic sentiment drops sharply in Apr, consumer confidence hits lowest since 2017
EconomyMacroeconomysentiment has been on the mend for a while, having recovered all the deterioration suffered during..., but sentiment has been sliding since then. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than... by 1.7 points month-on-month. The recovery in Greece’s consumer confidence has halted. The index
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
Greece’s government and protesting farmers has dominated the political agenda this week, escalating... the ruling New Democracy party. What began as a dispute over delayed subsidies and rising costs has... cohesion, public opinion, and the broader stability narrative his administration has sought to project
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New Left leader quits as progressives continue to search for coherence
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strategic divide that has been simmering across the Greek centre‑left for more than a year. It arrives... by the majority of New Left’s leadership bodies. The fact that this disagreement has persisted... has never been able to find its feet since its formation in December 2023, when its 11 MPs quit
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Where next for Greece's troubled privatisation programme under SYRIZA?
EconomyGrid Operator (DESFA) to the Azeri SOCAR has yet to be approved by the EU’s Competition Commission... to: a) Not to roll back privatisations that have been completed. Where the tender process has been launched... European Commission review report on Greece. It foresaw revenues of 1.5 billion euros in 2014 and 2.2
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Newsletter 25 - 08/05/2015
point to revenues of 110 million from the settlement of 2.2 billion in tax arrears in the second... in social security contribution arrears. Going beyond May, Greece has to pay 1.54 billion to the IMF... debt redemptions, the key months are July and August when Greece has to pay back bonds, worth 3.5
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