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Tourism shows resilience despite geopolitical uncertainty as May arrivals and revenues rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 2.02 billion euros in May, compared to 735.9 million euros in April, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Wednesday. The May balance was 10.2 percent higher than the 1.84 billion euros recorded in May 2025. Receipts for the month
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VAT and underspend drive budget outperformance in first six months
EconomyMacroeconomyis better than the target by 2.21 billion euros. Revenues At 36.01 billion euros, net revenues are 1.08
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Firefighter deaths overshadow cabinet meeting as exodus from Elpida party continues
PoliticsGreek Politicspathological rather than fire-related causes, after the deputy head of the local fire service
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PM urges ministers to focus on delivery, not be distracted by likely long election campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsspeculating and focus their attention on delivery rather than campaigning. He stressed
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Extensive wildfires put extra strain on PM as he looks for clear path to TIF policy speech
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe dense smoke that settled over Attica in recent days captured, with brutal clarity, the scale of the destruction Greece is facing this summer due to an extensive outbreak of wildfires. The deaths of five frontline firefighting personnel in less than a week - including two pilots killed when
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Government seeks fiscal leeway over energy investments, launches farming subsidy app
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 1 billion euros in new investments by 2028, with annual spending of 350–400 million during 2026
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Opposition accuses govt of institutional evasion and strategic missteps over wiretapping and Patriots
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than annually, a change they say reflects the fluid geopolitical environment and the need
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PASOK sustains its attack on ELAS as wildfires continue to dominate agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsexposure rather than disputing it. The PM’s economic adviser Michael Arghyrou told Reuters this week
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Athens condemns Turkey’s marine parks as illegal; tensions rise at awkward moment for PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the designation is political rather than ecological. The intent, they argue, is to isolate Kastellorizo
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Primary balance at 5.73 bln up to July as RRF-related spending revs up
EconomyMacroeconomyis better than the target by 934 million euros. Revenues At 45.21 billion euros, net revenues came
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