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Newsletter 422 - 26/04/2024
party that has been the main beneficiary of the souring mood on the right of the political spectrum... shifted their allegiances. Sixty pct said that they have switched because they feel their party has moved... that was just short of 62,000. The month has high seasonality due to the Easter holiday that boosts retail
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PM's target for EP elections is in sight, according to new polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set as a target for the June 9 European Parliament elections... Kasselakis has returned to Athens after an eight-day tour of the Aegean islands, which gave... that broke out after the collision. Mitsotakis has previously dismissed such claims as conspiracy
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Stability Programme revises growth down to 2.5 pct as investment estimates prove too rosy
EconomyMacroeconomy. As the year has progressed, it has become evident in the outlook of other organisations and the markets... 4.2 pct in 2023. It has only taken a few months for some of the government’s assumptions when
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Central govt debt drops to 405.54 bln in Q1, bonds rise by 3bln
EconomyMacroeconomyprogramme, which Greece has started repaying. An additional 130.9 billion relate to the second (EFSF...-summer 2015. Greece has already started repaid GLF and EFSF loans, having pre-paid two annual instalments... stayed unchanged at 16.9 years. Peak average maturity was 20.85 years in Q3 2019 and has been falling
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Lacklustre performance in EP elections raises key questions for mainstream parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsas expected, it has emerged battered and bruised from the contest with 28.3 percent of the vote, almost... modest gains over earlier opinion polls has bought the new SYRIZA leader some time. However, he faces... from the rest of his party that he has during the recent rally in the opinion polls. His campaigning
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PM set to avoid kneejerk reaction to poor EP poll result as centre left mulls next move
PoliticsGreek Politicshas no plans to hold elections before they are due in 2027. In this way, the ND leader sought... from within his party to adopt a more right-wing stance over the next three years. Mitsotakis has made... significantly on the government’s difficulties and SYRIZA internal wranglings has prompted some
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Election result triggers rumbling in PASOK about leadership contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor cooperation on a national level. However, Doukas, who is from an academic background, has little political...’s Kasselakis has already shown a willingness to cooperate with PASOK in drafting legislative proposals. He also revealed that he has written to the heads of the European left, socialists and greens
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has picked Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas... has made economically, but also Greece’s sort of strategic position at the southeastern flank... parties have been gaining ground in recent elections. It has also been pointed out that Tzitzikostas
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No holiday from rancour over Athens wildfire as PM accused of downplaying damage
PoliticsGreek Politicsto PASOK’s role in drafting the RescEU programme which has allowed Greece to call on the support of other... has faced a summer of discontent, during which the cost of living has come into sharp focus against
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Central govt debt rises by 1.5 bln in Q2, to 407 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyto the first programme, which Greece has started repaying. An additional 130.9 billion relate... was signed in mid-summer 2015. Greece has already started repaid GLF and EFSF loans, having pre-paid two... 2019 and has been falling since. The debt breakdown by residual maturity showed that long-term (over 5
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