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Mitsotakis makes new bid to break deadlock with farmers as govt ponders relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the government grapples with farmer protests and broader cost‑of‑living pressures. In the vote estimate..., the Finance Ministry is taking a conservative stance and estimates that there is fiscal space of 800 million euros for next year, with the emphasis on the self-employed and tax on rents. It is estimated
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OECD ups 2021 growth estimate by nearly 3 points, underlines RRF impact
EconomyMacroeconomyThe OECD released on Monday its latest Economic Outlook, in which it significantly revised its growth estimate for Greece for this year to 3.8 pct, from 0.9 pct in the previous forecast last December. At the time, the OECD had pointed out that the recovery could be stronger if the support package
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European Commission leaves 2024 growth estimate of 2.3 pct unchanged
EconomyMacroeconomyThe European Commission left Greece’s growth estimate for 2024 unchanged in the latest winter forecast published on Thursday, expecting the Greek economy to grow by 2.3 pct. The forecast remains slightly more moderate than the 2.9 pct growth the Finance Ministry expects, on which it has based
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New pension legislation aims to speed up operations at overwhelmed EFKA fund
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLoverdos and former PM George Papandreou. The three have come neck-and-neck in opinion polls, leading... will be set allowing a certain portion of the estimated 200 management positions to be covered from
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Polls show drastic erosion of trust in institutions, but ND retaining political dominance
PoliticsGreek Politicspopulists Course for Freedom and religious right party Niki are neck-and-neck with 3.5, while SYRIZA.... The portion of voters who remain uncommitted is estimated at 14 percent. In terms of personal ratings
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its... not control the border with Libya, from where Sudanese refugees and Egyptian migrants cross
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IMF report sees a number of risks lying ahead for Greece
EconomyProgrammeand tourism, which account for 2/3 of total exports, have significantly lagged other countries... surplus target. The IMF points out that the Greek government estimates smaller gaps based on more... competitiveness and inadequate financing. It estimates that the underlying structural C/A deficit stood
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
to explore for gas south of Crete was “unlawful”, arguing that it violates the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum and Libya’s declared maritime claims. Greece considers those claims null and void..., suggesting a stronger finish is required in Q4 to reach that estimate. In any case, the market broadly
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New Democracy and SYRIZA neck and neck for EP vote but PASOK adrift
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpinion polls over the last few days suggest that the result of the European Parliament elections in Greece on May 25 is still fairly finely balanced, with SYRIZA and New Democracy jostling for the lead but with PASOK struggling. As has been the case fo...
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SYRIZA and New Democracy neck-and-neck as post-election scenarios become clearer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA is expected to step up its campaign after a new round of polls showed it having a minimal lead over New Democracy, with one even giving the conservatives the narrowest of leads. Three surveys were published on Wednesday. Two – one by Alco, anothe...
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