Greek government-debt crisis

Former Prime Minister and ex-leader of the main opposition SYRIZA party Alexis Tsipras voiced concerns about the surge of far-right populism in the Greek politics, during a panel discussion at the 9th Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday. 

According to government officials, the president of SYRIZA embodies toxicity in contrast to the prime minister who heralds the path of continuing reforms – Velopoulos also targeted

The spokesperson of New Democracy (ND) targeted the two parties in that they did not vote in favour of the additional funding for Greece from the Recovery Fund

Greece's main opposition party, SYRIZA, issued a statement Wednesday condemning Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcement regarding Greek maritime parks. SYRIZA placed blame on the government "for the downgrading of Turkish provocations" and urged diplomatic action.

In response to SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis' request for early polls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed Tuesday that national elections will be held at the end of his government's four-year term. 

His political career lasted over half a century; it was full of crises, scandals, even an assassination attempt. But some of the most dramatic passages in the memoirs of Wolfgang Schaeuble (September 18,1942 - December 26, 2023) concern Greece.

The pandemic and the energy crisis gave Greek companies an opportunity to significantly increase their profit margins.

The phenomenon of profit inflation or "greedflation" was seen internationally in the period 2021-2022, but it assumed large dimensions in Greece due to the country comparatively small market, which is prone to a lack of sufficient competition.

Losses for New Democracy and PASOK, gains for SYRIZA, Greek Solution, and Course of Freedom in voting intention among valid voters

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras on Monday stressed Greece's need to continue the reforms and warned against complacency.

Addressing the general assembly of the central bank Stournaras spoke of a major challenge of reform fatigue, while citing data showing stagnation and a slight decline in the country's competitiveness over the past year.

Greece's economy is seen growing by 2.3% this year, well above the euro zone average, Greek central banker Yannis Stournaras said on Monday.

The projection is lower than a government estimate of 2.9% expansion.