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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
appear to have strong support among the general public in Greece. An opinion poll by Pulse, broadcast... comes from consumer confidence, which was down by 6 points. Retail trade also recorded a sharp drop... of the drop is attributed to energy and fuels that were down by 12.8 pct annually. Non-durable consumer
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Retail sales and volumes show worrying signs, turnover down 3.8 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales went deeper into contraction in February, with a drop of 3.8 percent year... in 2023 and this is the first back-to-back drop in over two years. On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted index increased by 0.7 percent, after a 5.3 percent drop in the previous month. The volume’s
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Greece's lenders adopt cautious approach to new government
EconomyProgrammePresident Jeroen Dijsselbloem devoted most of his remarks at the follow-up press conference on Greece. “We..., those figures are known it is clear that his remarks reminded the official eurozone view that Greek
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Neither necessary, nor good
Agoraacceptance easier”. Her remarks very much reflected the mood at the time among European politicians, several of whom made similar remarks. Of course, it is not for Merkel to become openly involved
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Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicspurchasing bonds. Thank you.” The timing of Draghi’s remarks could not have been more critical....” She added: “The government considers the remarks made by Mr Draghi to be helpful. It’s a major
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Initials signs for Greek-Turkish exploratory talks seem unpromising
PoliticsForeign Policycontinue our talks?” Erdogan's statements came following Mitsotakis’s remarks last Monday in Nicosia... of stability in the region.” In his joint remarks with his Iraqi counterpart in Athens, Dendias also
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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
PoliticsGreek Politicsprompted the censure motion. In his remarks, Voridis also sought to undermine the credibility of SYRIZA... that it was stripping a former MP, Michael Tamilos, of his membership for remarks he made to local media
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy– that both sides will avoid making remarks that would rile each other. “I told him [Mitsotakis] that there won’t be remarks that will irk either side and he said he shared the same view. However, Defence
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PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
PoliticsGreek Politicsof New Democracy’s past, intervened over the weekend with remarks that underscored the political... Samaras, Karamanlis’s remarks nonetheless highlighted internal unease. The interventions of Samaras
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics. Samaras’s remarks appeared to be a political signal, reinforcing his image as a dissenter and fuelling... the quality of governance and that rule of law safeguards must be defended. His remarks added to a record
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