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ND denies plans to bring in more MPs as Mitsotakis waits to see impact of new measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsup on the pessimistic mood in Greece at the moment. When asked if they felt optimistic about the new... will cost 92 million euros, while free medicines for low-income pensioners will take up 23 million euros
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Government pledges more reforms, but economy set to prove deciding factor in 2025
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe current 22 pct to as little as 15 pct, which could provide taxpayers with savings of up to 700 euros per year. The government is also said to be considering lower rates for incomes up to 30,000
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New Democracy aiming to regain lost ground and keep rivals contained in 2025
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strong wake-up call to the administration. The party’s target for the coming year is to nudge up its
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PASOK takes aim at ND with barrage of economic initiatives as PM focusses on party unity
PoliticsGreek Politicsappears determined to keep up the pressure on the government, a strategy which has delivered... by the social democrats. PASOK is hoping that by keeping up the momentum it will have enough
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsteam. The survey puts support, in terms of voting intentions, for ND at 28.6 pct, up 0.8 points since... up into third place, rising from 6.8 pct to 7.3 pct. Marc’s projected results for a national
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Budget reaches 8.63 bln primary surplus in 2024 thanks to tax outperformance and underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance closed the year with a surplus of 8.63 billion euros up to December, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Friday... euros. The budget balance up to December showed a surplus of 300 million euros, from a 3.76-billion
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Mitsotakis looks for silver lining in Trump 2.0 as right wing MPs see vindication in President's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the second Trump presidency should act as a “wake-up call for Europe” and an inflexion point... predicted that NATO would up its minimum requirement on national defence spending from the current 2 percent
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Tempe crash protests renew public pressure on government, give opposition fresh impetus
PoliticsGreek Politicstwo years that many Greeks feel that the authorities are covering up aspects of the crash... being wrapped up and a verdict being delivered, the more pressure will build on authorities. Some
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Sentiment and consumer confidence start 2025 with improvements
EconomyMacroeconomy. Over the rolling 12-month period, January’s ESI is up by almost 4 points from February 2024.... Construction confidence was virtually unchanged to 13.4 points. The index is currently up by over 8
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Hiring balance turns negative in Dec, 2024 balance down by 46,300 jobs
EconomyMacroeconomyexits were up by 6,548. Hirings were down by 4,331 jobs compared to December last year, while...-time and shift work made up 41 percent and 11 percent of hirings, respectively. In December, hirings
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