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Mitsotakis not taking majority for granted despite encouraging poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicscalled on others who did not back his party last month to do so this month to ensure that Greece has... in the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mount Athos. Niki has drawn heavily on its relationship... published in Proto Thema suggested that Mitsotakis has little to worry about in terms of gaining
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Import price index falls for third straight month in Apr as energy prices contract by 35 pct
EconomyMacroeconomywith a 39.1 percent rise. Growth has been slowing down since. That said, due to last April’s peak, this year’s number has a significant base effect. Month-on-month, the index posted a drop of 0.7 percent, after a decline of 2.7 percent in the previous month. The index now has six consecutive monthly
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Mitsotakis enters last week of campaign with confidence, high ratings
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty has little chance of preventing Mitsotakis from returning as PM, Tsipras argued that a big... happen, Tsipras’s leadership of the party could be set to come to an end. He has shown no desire... in the crimes carried out by Golden Dawn’s leadership. There has been speculation that Spartiates might
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Mitsotakis makes final push for comfortable majority as small parties hold key
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a final plea to New Democracy voters to participate in Sunday’s... party’s voters to accept that the election has to be won again from scratch. In this respect... sees ND gaining between 158 and 162 seats, thereby meeting the goal that Mitsotakis has set. In one
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Economic sentiment approaches pre-Ukraine war high, consumer confidence highest since 2021
EconomyMacroeconomy0.6-point drop in May, according to European Commission figures released on Thursday. Sentiment has... in the previous month. Although the indicator has recovered from the previous low of -57.9 of October... points, from 17.1 points, in April. Services confidence has improved by roughly 19 points
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Tsipras resignation opens up debate about SYRIZA's future
PoliticsGreek Politicshaving taken himself out of the running, speculation has begun over who might be likely to succeed him... has emerged in recent days is Dionysis Temponeras, who stepped in to help revitalise the party’s... to the endorsement of jailed ex-Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris. In the past days it has emerged
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MPs return to work, Mitsotakis seeks to bolster hold on centre
PoliticsGreek Politicswill begin on Thursday and will culminate in a vote of confidence on Saturday. New Democracy has 158... for his party. One of the main ways in which Mitsotakis has achieved this support is by presenting... cadre and labour lawyer Dionysis Temponeras, who has caught the eye with his public appearances over
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Spotlight falls on public hirings as PM pledges more health staff
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis has said improving Greece’s health service is a priority for him in his second term after... unfettered. The government spokesman responded by suggesting that “politically, whatever had to be said has..., SYRIZA has failed to make any inroads over this issue and it is questionable whether the public
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Mitsotakis primes public opinion for potential compromise with Turkey
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been the most prominent advocate of Greece not making any compromises to reach an agreement... within the centre-right party has been bolstered and whether his rivals in ND feel that the PM..., Mitsotakis denied that he has any plans to change the threshold for entering Parliament following
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Economic sentiment indicators inch up again in July
EconomyMacroeconomy, according to European Commission figures released on Friday. Sentiment has been improving in seven... in the previous month. Although the indicator has recovered from the previous low of -57.9... at the start of the year. Services confidence has improved by roughly 13 points on the rolling 12-month
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