Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has defended the government’s policy towards Turkey, pledging that Greece will actively defend its territorial rights if the neighbouring country attempts to block a landmark offshore infrastructure project.
Building activity showed signs of recovery in May with a rise of 31.6 percent year-on-year, after a drop of 17.3 percent YoY seen in April, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Wednesday.
Greek politics is back from its summer break and attention is turning to the contents of the relief package that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to announce at the Thessaloniki International Fair on September 6.
The inability of Greece’s opposition parties to work together, even on issues that are causing the government discomfort, is being highlighted again as PASOK is set to intensify calls for the recognition of a Palestinian state without coordinating its efforts with any of the other progressive parties.
The budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 7.94 billion euros up to July, compared to a surplus of 5.67 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday.
The government is doubling down on the stricter migration policy and harsher rhetoric on the issue, which has intensified since Thanos Plevris took over as the country's Migration Minister.
Greece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 2.98 billion euros in June, compared to 1.88 billion euros in May, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Thursday.
A deal to sell Greece’s state-owned military vehicle manufacturer to an Israeli defence technology group has stirred up controversy among opposition parties alarmed by the Mitsotakis administration’s deepening ties with Israel.
Greece’s central government debt recorded a rise of roughly 1 billion euros to 403.2 billion euros in Q2 2025, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Tuesday.
Greece’s industrial turnover was virtually unchanged in June, with a rise of 0.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), from a 2.4 percent increase in May, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Wednesday.
