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PM riles SYRIZA with remarks on EU anniversary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece marked on Thursday the 40th anniversary of its accession to what was then the European Economic Community, but remarks made in the presence of EU dignitaries by Prime Minister Kyriakos... for Greece, not a party-political gathering. SYRIZA referred to Mitsotakis’s remarks as “incendiary
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Newsletter 421 - 19/04/2024
elections, when they won 4.4 pct. This week, SYRIZA leader Kasselakis was forced to back down from.... However, a meeting scheduled with American Israeli lobby group AIPAC was called off after critics from
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policy. These remarks, which are not in line with governmental responsibility, cause great concern.” Some... described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a “sultan.” He also tried to distance himself
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Retail turnover rises by 4.4 pct and volume by 4.7 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales index increased by 4.4 percent in October following a revised drop of 4.1 percent in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. The latest month... percent), supermarkets (+9.5 percent) and clothing and footwear (+4.4 percent). A decline of 19.4 percent
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Cabinet clears marriage equality bill without drama as Tempe inquiry hears grave accusations
PoliticsGreek Politicsopening remarks at the cabinet meeting, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis kept it low-key, noting that legislation... to uncover the truth about the causes of the crash rang hollow given what was already known
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Greek trade deficit shrinks by 4.4 pct in October on back of strong exports
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter a sharp rise by 34.2 percent in September, Greece’s trade deficit narrowed by 4.4 percent in October, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The absolute figures show that the October trade deficit stood at 1.77 billion after reaching a year-high οf 2.06 billion euros
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Building permits up by 4.4 pct in May and 5.3 pct in first five months
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits rose by 4.4 percent in May following a rise of 1 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday showed. The latest monthly headline figure marks two months of growth after March’s decline which was the first negative reading of the year to date
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Fiscal data points to primary surplus of 4.4 pct in 2018, beating target of 3.5 pct
Economy. The primary surplus landed at 4.4 percent of GDP, or 8.15 billion euros, from 6.95 billion in 2017
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Industrial production up by 4.4% in February
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 4.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in February following a revised increase of 3.5 percent in January, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data revealed on Friday. Month-on-month (MoM), the index increased by 2.5 percent after a drop of 2.9 percent
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GDP rises by 4.4 pct QoQ in Q1 and falls 2.3 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP rose by 4.4 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021 after an upward revised increase of 3.4 percent in the previous quarter, provisional estimates from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) revealed on Friday. Compared to Q1
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