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Unemployment edges down to 9.5 pct in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained below the 10 percent mark in August, dropping to 9.5 percent, from 9.9 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. In August last year, the u...
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Electricity drags industrial production down by 0.5 pct YoY in July
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) went back in contraction in July with 0.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop, after a rise of 1 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday. Month...
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Amid signs of split over Tempe probe, government plays down EU prosecutor’s remarks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government attempted to put a positive spin on the pointed criticism delivered by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi during her visit to Athens but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration continues to be dogged by some of the issues ...
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Electricity pushes industrial production down by 2.9 pct YoY in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) stayed in contraction in August accelerating to a 2.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop, after a drop of 0.5 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Fr...
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PM doubles down on constitutional reform as pre‑election strategy hardens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDespite criticism from Greece’s opposition parties, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis maintains that a broad revision of the Greek Constitution is necessary for the country’s future. However, it is increasingly clear that his insistence on this subject...
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PASOK unites forces with Greek "Olive Tree" for EP elections but will it be enough?
PoliticsGreek Politicsstill pending for the alliance is who will head the ticket for the May elections. Former Interior
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Key Greek election date firms up; turnout could prove crucial
PoliticsGreek Politicsof voting in the local polls but Interior Minister Yiannis Michelakis confirmed over the weekend
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Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsprivatisation fund has already said it will disregard the plebiscite, while the Interior Ministry has
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politicsincumbent Giorgos Kaminis all the way. According to Interior Ministry projections Kaminis was expected
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politics, Yiannis Michelakis, at the Interior Ministry. Makis Voridis, briefly Infrastructure Minister
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