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SYRIZA hunts for youthful narrative as polls remain stubbornly negative
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs anxiety over the outcome of the pandemic grows and dissatisfaction with some of New Democracy’s flagship policies begins to emerge, the failure of opposition SYRIZA to capture any ground has intensified pressure on its leadership to develop a new recipe more appealing to voters. Observers
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Retail turnover drops by 3 pct and volume by 0.9 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales index decreased by 3 percent in March following a revised drop of 4 percent in February, Hellenic Statistical Authority data showed on Monday. The index has now dropped in 12 of the last 13 readings, showing the impact of Greece’s lockdowns. The corresponding volume index fell
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Cavusoglu visit to Athens brings hiatus in Greek-Turkish dispute
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom potentially inflammatory language. Ankara has persistently raised the issue of the minority
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New tax debt at 2.56 bln April, rising by 249 mln month-on-month
EconomyMacroeconomyThe month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 249 million euros in April, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) has shown. New tax debt totalled 2.56 billion euros, higher than the figure for the same period last year by 5.2 percent. New unpaid obligations from
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CPI rise by 0.1 pct YoY in May, turning positive on energy base effects
EconomyMacroeconomydecreased by 0.4 percent compared to April. Up until May’s reading, the CPI has remained consistently
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Industrial production up by 22.5 percent in April after last year's lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomy-on-year, industry confidence has jumped by 47.4 points, albeit from the very low base of the first
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Building permits jump by 42.9 pct in March, from year-earlier start to lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomy, compared to May last year, construction confidence has shown an impressive recovery of 74 points
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Unemployment edges down to 16.3 pct in March as inactives approach 3.5 mln
EconomyMacroeconomytreatment of employees as inactive if unavailable for work due to furlough schemes has caused a jump
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Wages index up by 5.8 pct YoY in Q1 2021, rises by 1 pct QoQ
EconomyMacroeconomyin the previous quarter. Since its peak, the index has declined by a quarter on the back of the negative
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Labour bill vote fans climate of polarisation
PoliticsGreek Politicsto criticise the government for the latest change to its vaccination guidelines, which has created a degree
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