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Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsin March 2024. New Democracy aggressively promoted legislation to open up the higher education sector... a regressive agenda. The leaked results also appear to have stirred up trouble for the government
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Car market still buoyant as sales rise by 2.8 pct YoY in July
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. Lorries in July were up by 6.4 percent and buses jumped by 21.8 percent. In the first seven months of 2025, road motor cars rose by 3.5 percent annually. Passenger cars were up by 2.6 percent
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project
PoliticsForeign Policy, Mitsotakis made it clear that his aim is just to keep up the dialogue with Ankara, but with no specific... was quite clear in his message to Nicosia, on Sunday hinting that it is up to Cyprus to decide whether
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Building on flurry of policy pledges, Mitsotakis vows to back research and innovation
PoliticsGreek Politicshalf the EU average of 284.70. As a share of GDP, R&D spending has inched up from 0.44 percent... receiving the promised payroll top-up; in November, a 250-euro subsidy for low-income pensioners
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Mitsotakis tries to rally MPs amid lacklustre poll data, resurfacing of Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsis expanding, with MRB placing the total uncertain vote at 22.4 pct and Metron at 12.6, up more than... crisis. In the MRB poll, when respondents were asked to pick up to two issues they believe
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Strong tax revenues, major underspend lead primary surplus 3.57 bln above target in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.5 billion euros up to August, compared to a surplus of 7.57 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance... than the target, mostly thanks to personal taxation, which was up by 828 million and other income
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Housing costs, food prices set limits to impact of tax cuts
Economyand ELSTAT. Months of communications build-up around the Thessaloniki International Fair tax relief... as rents are racing by double-digits, up almost 11 pct year-on-year in August, and other housing related
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Economic sentiment drops sharply in Sep, consumer confidence at highest since June
EconomyMacroeconomywith an improvement to -45.6 points, from -48.8 points in the previous month. Consumer confidence is up by roughly 5... October 2024, industry confidence is up by under one point. The services index was virtually unchanged
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Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccuse the governing party of orchestrating a cover-up. In her address, the prosecutor hinted strongly... a cover-up. The surprise move by Mylonakis appears to have come as a result of pressure from within
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Newsletter 479 - 10/10/2025
of a broader effort to rebrand and reassert himself. Over the past year, Tsipras has ramped up... the rolling 12-month period they are up by 2.5 pct. The moderation came from energy related products
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