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SYRIZA tempers targets as Kasselakis struggles to keep party afloat
PoliticsGreek Politicsgroup on Thursday. The left-wing party has lost 11 MPs over a dispute about Kasselakis’s leadership..., the split has also created a feeling that the remnants of the party will not coalesce into a serious... has been relegated to third spot behind PASOK. In terms of voting intentions, New Democracy attracted
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Newsletter 489 - 19/12/2025
PoliticsNo resolution to farming dispute in sight as ND’s support slipsAnother week has passed... commitments amounts to a delaying tactic, and their mobilisation has continued with blockades... a difficult path back to electability. Projections put the ruling party below the 30% target it has set
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Has internal devaluation really helped Greek exports?
EconomyThe performance of Greece’s exports has been one of the main disappointments of the troika-led... markets has been steadily declining since 2008 and the reforms implemented since 2010 have not had much... and the deregulation of the labour market, which has managed to erase in just three years all
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Settling rising private debt? The IMF has some ideas
Economy, has recently emerged as an important issue in the discussions between the Greek government... taxes of 67 billion and unpaid social security contributions of 16 billion. The Bank of Greece has.... The direct government involvement in private debt restructuring has been relatively rare according to the IMF
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Tsipras leads the line as New Democracy has victory and majority in its sights
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Cyprus, opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to douse speculation that has emerged over... side to us. It has a completely different approach to what the country really needs... elections, although this may depend on the undecided voters. According to the survey, New Democracy has
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Athens takes heart from Gentiloni, Lagarde comments but still has distance to cover
EconomyMacroeconomyprotections in primary residences. It has been made known by the institutions that they do not want any... challenge for the government. Work has already started at the Finance Ministry and the underlying... and social issue, the government has realised that the revision of the surplus target is politically
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Mitsotakis has ground to cover after election disappointment as progressives ponder future
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government has convincing responses to the concerns raised by the June 9 vote in which... has created an issue of government instability, while 43 pct of all those asked believe... underline that the PM has a considerable task on his hands to win round the public as well as his
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Data underlines Greece still has big wage gap to bridge
EconomyMacroeconomyThe issue of Greeks’ wages and spending power has become a thorn in the government’s side - aside... and purchasing power parity, the current administration has repeatedly pledged a rise of the average wage... 2016 of over 30 pct. This has dropped the share of workers earning below 700 euros monthly to just 2
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EBRD reports highlights demographic headwinds Greece has to navigate
Societyincome tax break for seven years. The country also offers Investment visas, a policy that has been... rates, Greece has benefited from skilled net immigration. Technology, AI, and Labor Market... response to workforce ageing. However, the shift toward age-friendly jobs has been less pronounced
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SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Alexis Tsipras coming to power and repudiating a large chunk of Greece's debt has been played... team, has now suggested that only around 5 percent of Greece's debt, which is expected to stand... belief that this is an impossible task for the economy as it stands today and has never happened
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