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Reshuffle and handouts put on ice as New Democracy closes ranks ahead of local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsand regional elections. Mitsotakis has put paid to growing speculation about an impending reshuffle
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemonstrations. After the meeting, the farmers decided to put into action a plan to hold a protest
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PM reacts to Trump win as Kasselakis manipulation claims put SYRIZA on knife edge
PoliticsGreek Politicsinconsistencies in Kasselakis’s own account of his background in his eagerness to put forward a challenger
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Government's focus on defence, plans for more procurements put opposition in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition by surprise. The government’s opponents made it clear that they were put out by the lack
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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has defended his decision to shut down the organisation at the centre of the farming subsidy scandal that has put his government in an uncomfortable spot at a time when it is trying to focus on rebuilding its commanding position in the opinion polls. In his
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Increased revenues push Greek budget primary surplus up to 2.28 bln at end of July
EconomyMacroeconomyand means that the primary surplus target was beaten by 1.48 billion euros. The fiscal performance... in July. Nevertheless, the 7-month figures still indicate a year on year drop of 2.2 and 4.4 percent... attributed to the exceptionally strong revenues of 2.2 billion posted in the corresponding month last year
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Economic sentiment drops sharply in Apr, consumer confidence hits lowest since 2017
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped sharply by 7.1 points to 105 points in April, following..., but sentiment has been sliding since then. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than... in June 2020 following the outbreak of the pandemic, dropping to 87.6. The EU average ESI stood at 104.9
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Economic sentiment improves to 108 in May, consumer confidence also recovers by 4 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recovered by 2.9 points in May, rising to 108, after dropping... been sliding the following two months. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than... 2020 following the outbreak of the pandemic, dropping to 84.3. The EU average ESI stood at 104.1
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Economic sentiment approaches pre-Ukraine war high, consumer confidence highest since 2021
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a solid rise of almost 2 points in June, after a minor... the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in June was almost 10 points over the 100.3 points of July 2022. The EU average ESI stood at 94 points in June, down from the 95.1 points of the previous month. The euro
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence gain ground in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recovered strongly to 108.4 points in March, from 104.9 points... sentiment since August 2023. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in March is almost unchanged from February 2024, up by just 0.2 points. The average ESI in the EU stood at 96.2 points in March, up
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