The strong start to the year for building activity kept its pace in April, with a rise of 40.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 39.8 percent increase in March, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Friday.
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has ousted outspoken MP Pavlos Polakis from the leftists’ parliamentary group following another outburst from the Cretan politician, but only time will tell if this is a key juncture in the nascent leader’s efforts to gain full control of the opposition grouping or whether it is just another episode in the ongoing saga of the party’s existential crisis.
The net private sector deposits in the Greek banking system shot up in June with a rise of 3.83 billion euros, after a 303-million-euro rise in May, based on the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday.
The credit expansion in the Greek private sector picked up pace in June, rising by 6.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 4.8 percent in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday showed.
The publication of the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law report has been welcomed by government officials, who describe it as a validation of the administration’s reforms and a response to its critics at home and abroad.
Main opposition party SYRIZA seems headed for a turbulent summer following the latest confrontation between senior party officials and leader Stefanos Kasselakis.
Greece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 1.65 billion euros in May, compared to 571.2 million euros in April, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Tuesday.
There is growing criticism from the opposition parties about the government’s handling of public healthcare, mostly due to the staff shortages that authorities are having difficulty addressing.
Greece’s current account recorded a deficit of 2.35 billion in May, from 2.69 billion euros in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Monday.
The government is hoping to make use of the last few days of parliamentary activity before the summer recess to pass several bills, while a shake-up of the general secretaries at a range of ministries is also expected in the coming days.
