Search
-
Government outlines plans for rival port to Piraeus in strategic partnership with US
PoliticsGreek Politicscooperation with the US will contribute to the transformation of the Greek economic model, bringing... in logistics, industry and research and development. Guilfoyle, who took up her post two weeks ago... a controlling stake in 2016, in the course of a privatisation programme aimed at shoring up the country’s
14% -
Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a broader political battle: whether the government can present itself as the force cleaning up entrenched... university entrance exams, with a new admissions model designed to expand access and reduce inequality... is free public transport for all young people up to 24 in Athens and Thessaloniki - a measure he
14% -
Scandals, shifting polls and strategic anxiety make for unsettled political summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsintention, up two points from last month. ELAS also rises, reaching 14.5%, consolidating its position... teams are being set up in every region to attract figures from local government, chambers of commerce... accused the prime minister of failing to change Greece’s production model despite having
14% -
Mitsotakis rejects early election talk despite intense speculation, as SYRIZA implodes
PoliticsGreek Politicsat wrapping up major loose ends before a potential election period. A key factor... the party restored credibility, cleaned up its finances, renewed its organisational structures... leadership model. The latter is favoured by Nikos Pappas and Rena Dourou, but complicated by Pavlos
14% -
Newsletter 514 - 24/07/2026
committee, marking the final step in constructing a fully functional hybrid party model capable... it slowed from the 23 pct jump seen in April. On a rolling 12-month basis, industrial turnover is up... were up by 26.3 pct. Monthly, industrial turnover dropped by 2 pct. Balance of payments The current
14% -
ND unveils migration bill seeking to tighten up asylum process, speed up returns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is seeking to overhaul Greece’s asylum procedure with the aim of tightening up... there. The overarching aim of the bill is to speed up the process for identifying genuine asylum... for some applications, which will take up to one month. The appeals against decisions will be handled
14% -
Industrial production up 1.1 pct in Jan, first consecutive rise since Aug 2007
EconomyMacroeconomythe 3.3 percent drop posted in 2012. The moderate growth in January stems from a rise of 2 percent... production counterbalancing a drop in water supply production by 2.8 percent. The main industrial groups... percent) recorded the highest drop.
14% -
Car registrations continue to rise; up by 9.1 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure for the four-month period exhibited a double-digit rise (+18.7 percent) compared to a drop... percent in each of the preceding three years. Overall, car registrations posted a cumulative sharp drop... percent in 2014, yet at a slower pace compared to the 6 percent drop recorded last year. Consumer
14% -
Greek trade deficit up by 21.9 pct in May as exports sink further
EconomyMacroeconomyincreased 9.5 percent to 8.84 billion. This stems from a slight drop in imports by 0.7 percent... an increase of 7.5 percent, while exports recorded a slower drop at 4.9 percent. As a result, the underlying... lower demand from the eurozone. However, IOBE forecasts exports of goods to remain stagnant or drop
14% -
Greek deflation shoots up to 1.7 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyto September mainly reflecting a drop in housing (-4.6 percent), health (-2.9 percent) and transport..., alcoholic beverages and tobacco, displayed an increase (+2 percent). On the flipside, the highest drop... to be revised following a shaper drop in prices in 2014.
14%