Although Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has come under attack from most opposition parties for putting forward New Democracy veteran Kostas Tasoulas as his candidate for the Greek presidency, the ruling party’s rivals have undermined their arguments by also making uninspired proposals for who should succeed Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
With the long period of speculation about the identity of the presidential candidate over, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis must now return to the everyday business of Parliament, where the agenda continues to be dominated by the cost of living. Energy bills have returned to the forefront, while the opposition has stirred up a debate about rising insurance costs.
Road motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time were virtually unchanged in December, dropping by 0.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), after an increase of 1 percent in November, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday.
Costas Simitis, who served as Greece's prime minister between 1996 and 2004, died at the age of 88 on January 5. He left behind a bountiful legacy, which included Greece's entry into the euro and a raft of infrastructure projects.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed last-minute rumours by proposing the Speaker of Parliament and New Democracy MP Kostas Tasoulas to be the country’s next President.
Greece’s debt managers kicked off the execution of the 2025 debt strategy on Tuesday with a 10-year issue that broke demand records.
Greece’s import price index contraction moderated further in November, dropping by 2.8 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 5.5 percent drop in the previous month, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Tuesday.
The machinations around the election of Greece’s next president are gathering pace ahead of an expected announcement of the government’s candidate this week.
The growth in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) picked up slightly in December with a rise of 2.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 2.4 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Monday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
It has been widely reported that Greek Finance Ministry officials have been following with concern developments in the global economy and sovereign debt markets, trying to assess the implications of Donald Trump assuming the US presidency on January 20.
