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IMF forecasts add to concerns about sluggish growth ahead
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2028. Every observer of the Greek economy has highlighted that the RRF plays a key role in the current... of the available envelope, Greece is one of the most active absorbers of RRF funds. However, it has become... and the narrative that the government policies boost growth has been one of the strongest in its arsenal. During
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Greece and Turkey keep mood positive as foreign ministers meet
PoliticsForeign Policythese defense capabilities, because if we do, it would mean that our diplomacy has failed,” he said. He also reminded that Athens has always supported Turkey’s EU aspirations, and added that the improvement... start discussions with the mindset that the other side also has rights and priorities.” He also talked
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Central govt debt at 404.29 bln thanks to drops in short-term notes and repos
EconomyMacroeconomyLoan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral loans attached to the first programme, which Greece has started... billion to the third bailout programme, which was signed in mid-summer 2015. Greece has already started.... Peak average maturity was 20.85 years in Q3 2019 and has been falling since. The debt breakdown
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Details of 2025 budget point to complex economic challenges ahead
EconomyMacroeconomyrole in economic activity and it is exactly because the economy has this profile that the fiscal... that has the government in a bind when it comes to several suggestions, the latest coming from... has already got a taste of the dissatisfaction of the Greek electorate, gaining 13 percentage points
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New Democracy aiming to regain lost ground and keep rivals contained in 2025
PoliticsGreek Politics, the administration has had to acknowledge that not all Greeks have felt the benefits of the headline economic indices, a realisation that has prompted a subtle change of course and a greater focus... that he will be looking for a candidate who transcends party politics has been widely read as a nod
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IMF's Article IV consultation notes progress, reiterates low long-term growth outlook
EconomyMacroeconomyin the context of Article IV consultations, noting the progress that Greece has achieved in recent years... stability. Public debt sustainability has significantly improved, with the debt-to-GDP ratio falling..., has supported fiscal consolidation. Pension policy reforms have increased workforce participation
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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
Agorain Germany has various winners and some significant losers. First and foremost among the winners... leftist party, which has only existed for a year and is a secession from Die Linke, the BSW, failed... remains to be seen. The electorate has given its new members of the Bundestag a complex task
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Greece gets close-up view of rapidly changing US foreign policy position
PoliticsForeign PolicyLike other EU member states, Greece has been taken aback by the Trump administration’s decision... solution for the Ukrainian people.” “And regardless of the public confrontation that has occurred... that the use of "flexibility" is relevant to all member states, it is reported. Greece has expressed
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Government tries to steer agenda to defence and economy amid mixed messaging on Syria
PoliticsGreek Politicsis attempting to turn the focus back on areas where he believes New Democracy has the upper hand over its... economic programme. New Democracy has pledged to increase minimum pay to 950 euros by the end of its... challenger for Mitsotakis for the leadership of New Democracy; however, the minister himself has shied
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Podcast - Greek politics feels aftershock from Tempe train crash
Agoraabating. The largest protests Greece has seen in decades were held on February 28 to mark the two... train in Tempe, central Greece. The growing public outcry over how the aftermath of the crash has been handled, as well as the shocking circumstances of the accident itself, has put Prime Minister
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