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Golden Dawn draws support from surprising sources to retain popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGolden Dawn maintains a strong following in Athens, a new poll has shown, but it is drawing support from sources that many Greeks and commentators might find surprising. According to an opinion poll... also hints at the difficulties other parliamentary parties face in trying to counter Golden Dawn’s
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Athens believes name deal still alive, waits for move from Zaev
PoliticsForeign Policywith the conservative opposition on the constitutional changes which Parliament has to approve as part of the Prespes... referendum was void due to a low turnout. This reference in the Ministry's announcement hints at an ongoing
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IMF ups 2021 growth forecast to 6.5 pct, but keeps modest outlook for longer term
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2022. The European Commission has yet to release its Autumn forecasts. In the summer estimates the 2021 growth was seen at 4.3 pct and 6 pct for 2022. However, there were hints in the latest post
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PASOK-KINAL emerges reunited from first conference under Androulakis leadership
PoliticsGreek Politics”. Some of the hope no doubt springs from the rebound that PASOK-KINAL has experienced in the polls since.... In keeping with his strategy of guardedness, the PASOK-KINAL leader offered no further hints
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern
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Podcast - Wake up poll: Euro elections jolt Greek politics
Agorahints at cabinet reshuffle after EU vote disappointment - Reuters Where did all the far-right votes
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General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Aegean Sea. Turkey has issued a NAVTEX announcing that for the next ten days a research vessel, Piri... two areas in which Chevron has expressed interest. Ankara signed in 2019 the Turkish-Libyan memorandum... government has been in close contact with Haftar and his sons to achieve this goal. In fact, a few weeks ago
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GDP shows annual growth of 2.2 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyquarterly growth streak experienced by Greece began in Q2 2005 and ended in Q4 2006. GDP grew by 2.2... percent QoQ. As mentioned, the provisional estimates showed that GDP grew by 2.2 YoY after a downward... has stayed above 2 percent for four out of the five previous quarters. In addition, GDP at current
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