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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomy. This was also the case in the last two years. For 2014, MoF anticipates the primary surplus will top 3.3 billion... a positive impact on general government fiscal figures of 852 million (0.47 percent of GDP) in 2013
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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign Policywith Brussels bit is accusing Athens of violating human rights. This tactic is being followed by all... that Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next.... But, according to government spokesman Steffen Seibert, Merkel told Haftar that the situation in Libya
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Retail sales recorded 3.7 pct rise in 2023, but volume dropped by 3.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyof 12.3 percent in 2022. Volumes in 2023 dropped by 3.3 percent in 2023. Retail sales had been growing... percent. The inflationary effects are reflected in volumes, with fuels up by 3.3 percent, a 5.4 percent
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Car sales remain strong, rising by 3.3% YoY up to May
EconomyMacroeconomyby 5.9 percent YoY. Passenger cars rose by 3.3 percent, with the absolute figure standing at 23,851..., road motor cars rose by 3.3 percent annually. Passenger cars were up by 2.3 percent, lorries
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Athens hoping EU diplomatic drive will defuse latest Aegean crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyby the agreement Ankara made with Libya last year, and which Athens has described as null and void..., Peter Stano, the spokesman for the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said Greece’s request
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyof human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives that have... national interests. “On the one hand, it defines the human activities taking place within Greece’s... treaty with Libya in November 2019 was rejected by Greece as unlawful as the two countries
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... is a fundamental human right, enshrined in international, European and national law, and applies to everyone... that the reassessment of the benefits would be done in a way that respects human rights, “but, above all, the citizens
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PM claims victory as marriage equality law passes despite dissent in govt, opposition ranks
PoliticsGreek Politicsmarriage equality on Thursday night, marking a landmark in the country’s human rights evolution.... “This is a milestone for human rights, reflecting today’s Greece - a progressive, and democratic country, passionately committed to European values,” PM Mitsotakis posted on X after the vote. During the debate he
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Farmers roll back into Athens as government fails to resolve long-running dispute
PoliticsGreek Politicsof renewed mobilisation is politically sensitive. Rural voters have long been a core part of the party’s... financial misconduct. It has become a revealing X‑ray of Greece’s labour‑political networks
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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign Policythe asylum seekers coming to its gates as enemies instead of human beings, by using gas, bullets... with regards to the Turkey–Libya sea memorandum by claiming that Turkey’s and Libya’s rights... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece
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