https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:07:11 GMT 2026-04-14T08:07:11Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15640 The government was battered this week by farmers blocking national roads and key infrastructure and from its own parliamentary group, which questioned openly the administration’s approach, the Eurogroup’s unanimous election of Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis as its president for the next two and half years was a welcome development for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at least on the public relations front. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:06:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15640 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-16T09:06:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15623 The Finance Ministry submitted to the European Commission recently the latest multiyear fiscal framework for the 2026–2029 period, including updated fiscal and macroeconomic expectations. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:38:28 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15623 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-09T11:38:28Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15567 The European Commission published on Monday the latest autumn forecasts, in which the outlook for Greece remains broadly unchanged, while the effects of the conclusion of the RRF are captured further into the forecast horizon. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:30:13 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15567 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-18T08:30:13Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15478 The draft budget for 2026 tabled in Parliament last week contained interesting signals for further policy considerations and the public debate. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:22:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15478 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-14T09:22:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15369 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis were in Thessaloniki on Thursday with the aim of talking up the government’s economic record, while also drumming up some positive publicity ahead of the New Democracy leader’s keynote policy speech at the city’s international fair (TIF) on September 6. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:15:03 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15369 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-08-29T08:15:03Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14920 The IMF published on Friday the staff statement following the conclusion of the mission in the context of Article IV consultations, noting the progress that Greece has achieved in recent years on the fiscal and debt fronts. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:45:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14920 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-02-04T12:45:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14492 Greece’s economic outlook received another dose of reality this week as the IMF published the latest economic outlook in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) in the context of the annual joint meetings with the World Bank. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:25:06 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14492 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-10-29T07:25:06Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14166 A regular note on the Greek economy published by the Bank of Greece has highlighted concerns about the benefits from the RRF facing headwinds given the scheme’s demanding and finite schedule, the need to meet tight milestones and the legacies of the decade-long crisis, which has dented Greek entrepreneurship. Mon, 27 May 2024 07:21:37 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14166 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-05-27T07:21:37Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14061 Greece’s use of the funds available via the RRF has become a contentious political issue after the two main opposition parties, SYRIZA and PASOK, declined to vote in favour of the next request for loan and grants from the European Union. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:50:24 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14061 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-04-11T07:50:24Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14038 The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) published on Monday its latest quarterly report in which it is broadly positive about the prospects of the Greek economy in 2024, though it does flag up concerns about the effects of persistent inflation, the implications of the latest minimum wage rise and the critical role of the RRF for growth forecasts to materialise. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 07:50:21 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14038 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-04-02T07:50:21Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.features.13990 Funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility has been central to shaping expectations of economic recovery in Greece as the country emerges from its ten-year economic crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:12:59 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.features.13990 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-19T10:12:59Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.12817 The European Commission updated its estimates in the latest winter forecasts, essentially retaining the view it held in the autumn, seeing modest growth of 1.2 percent in 2023, after a rise of 5.5 percent in 2022. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:41:07 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.12817 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-02-14T06:41:07Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.12153 As the dust settled from this week’s forest fire on the outskirts of Athens, SYRIZA turned its attention to the government’s performance in absorbing funds from the European Union’s Covid response package, the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:44:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.12153 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-07-22T10:44:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.12028 There are growing concerns about whether the Greek government can keep up with the pace necessary to ensure the release of EU funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for a wide range of projects, while Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras has urged the authorities to ensure that the money goes to the appropriate enterprises. Mon, 30 May 2022 12:47:19 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.12028 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-05-30T12:47:19Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.11972 Greece’s national plan to allocate EU Recovery & Resilience funds is moving apace at the planning stage, but appears to be stumbling at implementation. Tue, 10 May 2022 12:16:37 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.11972 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-05-10T12:16:37Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.11599 High energy prices continue to challenge the government’s fiscal planning going into the new year, as it works towards putting in place targeted measures to ease the pressure on households and small businesses. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:53:20 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.11599 Nick Malkoutzis 2022-01-04T09:53:20Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.11591 Greece recorded a record number of new Covid infections on Tuesday, forcing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to cut short a brief holiday in Epirus and the government to bring forward restrictions that were due to come into force on January 3. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:31:39 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.11591 Nick Malkoutzis 2021-12-29T11:31:39Z