The government submitted its plan for the use of marine areas to Brussels this week, in a move which the Foreign Minister described as vital for Greece’s national interests, but opposition parties criticised as delayed and ineffectual in the latest spat over foreign and defence policy.
A political storm has erupted after reports linked a pro-New Democracy online group to a network of PR agencies receiving contracts from state bodies and corporations with close government ties.
The budget primary balance ran a surplus of 4.49 billion euros in Q1, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Tuesday.
Opposition parties have raised objections to what they view as an unexpected announcement by Defence Minister Nikos Dendias of plans for Greece to purchase a fourth Belharra frigate from France.
The disarray among Greece’s opposition parties, which was underlined again this weekend, is providing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government with vital breathing space despite its recent difficulties and is creating considerable doubt about whether a genuine alternative to New Democracy will emerge until the next national elections.
Athens is currently weighing up its next moves regarding the 1.94-billion-euro Great Sea Interconnector, or GSI, as the project to construct an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel faces headwinds again.
Vehicles going into circulation for the first time grew by 6.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in March, after a decrease of 1.2 percent in February, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday.
Greece’s import price index posted a marginal drop in February, with a 0.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) decrease, after a 0.1 percent rise in the previous month, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday.
Amid fresh political turmoil over the Tempe train crash fallout, public interest in the issue seems to be waning, while support for the ruling New Democracy party appears to be edging up.
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) slowed further in February with a 0.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline, after a 2.7 percent increase in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday.
