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Thirty Percent of Greeks Say They Will Shun Vaccine When Available

According to a recent poll by Pulse, on behalf of Skai television, up to 30 percent, of Greek citizens say that they will not receive the vaccine for the coronavirus. Despite the nonstop pandemic-related economic and social problems and challenges...

Greeks Divided over Coronavirus: Only One Half would Take the Vaccine

The division among Greeks in regards to Covid-19 is captured in a new study according to which only half would take the vaccine when it is available and if it is administered for free by the state. The latest study...

Multinationals See Improved Investment Opportunities in Greece

Greece is gradually becoming an attractive destination for investments, yet challenges remain, according to a survey presented on Tuesday at an investment forum in Athens. According to Bank of Greece data, in 2018 direct foreign direct investment expanded by a...

Greek Main Opposition Close to Overall Majority in New Poll

Conservative opposition New Democracy (ND) is leading governing SYRIZA with a whopping 12.1 percentage points in a new poll to be published on Sunday. According to the poll by Metron Analysis on behalf of "To Vima", ND gets 37.2 percent...

'Greeks Are Insecure, Suspicious and Introverted' According to Survey

World Values Survey (WVS) cooperated with Dianeosis, a nonprofit think-tank, and Greece's National Center for Social Research (EKKE) with the support of Metron Analysis to conduct a survey on a sample of 1,200 people in Greece between September and October...

New Poll Confirms Large Lead for Greek Opposition

A new poll published on Saturday confirms recent findings that show Greece's main opposition New Democracy leading governing SYRIZA by a large margin. The latest poll by Metron Analysis for Greek daily "Ta Nea" puts New Democracy more than 10...

Greek Opposition Leads SYRIZA by Almost 10 Points in New Poll

Opposition New Democracy (ND) maintains a steady lead over governing SYRIZA according to a new poll by Metron Analysis for Sunday Vima newspaper. The survey shows that ND gets 34.9 percent of the voting intentions, with SYRIZA following almost 10...

New Poll: New Democracy Leads, Greeks Reject "Macedonia" in FYROM Name

Conservative New Democracy main opposition party retains a double-digit lead over governing SYRIZA, while a vast majority of Greeks rejects the use of the term "Macedonia" in any new FYROM name, says a new poll by Metron Analysis published...

Nine in Ten Greeks Believe Gov't has Political Responsibility for Deadly Floods

Almost nine in ten Greeks (87%) believe that the government and the regional authority are responsible for the deadly floods in Attica, while at the same time they give New Democracy a 8% lead over Syriza on intention to...

Pumping Oil from Hold of Sunken Tanker Polluting Saronic Gulf Restarts after 3-Day Delay

After a three-day delay, pumping oil from the hold of sunken oil tanker Agia Zoni II that polluted the Athens coastline restarted on Saturday morning. The process began at 09:20 on Saturday, after a three-day pause. Tanker Syros that took...

New Poll Shows New Democracy 10 Points Ahead of Syriza

Opinion poll results released on Saturday show main opposition New Democracy 10 points ahead of Syriza on "who is going to win the election", and chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis more suitable for prime minister than incumbent Alexis Tsipras. The poll was...

Opposition New Democracy Nears Overall Majority in New Poll

A new poll published in Greek daily Parapolitika shows that the opposition New Democracy (ND) is closing in on its target to achieve overall majority in the next parliament. According to the Metron Analysis poll ND enjoys a double-digit lead...

ND Leader Mitsotakis Accuses Tspiras Goverment of Corruption

Kyriakos Mitsotakis leader of the main opposition party New Democracy continues to accuse Tsipras SYRIZA-ANEL government of corruption. Specifically stating Tsipras wrote off a 38-million-euro fine exacted on a tobacco firm co-owned by Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis. Mitsotakis made these statements...

Refugees Attending School Expected to Reach 10,000 in February

About 500 refugee children attended classes in 20 schools across the country on the first day the Greek government program back in October and the numbers have been increasing exponentially.  The Greek government is aiming for more than 10,000...

New Poll Shows New Democracy 10.2% Ahead of SYRIZA

A new opinion poll shows that the voting intention rate for New Democracy is 25.8% against 15.6% of SYRIZA, while eight out of ten Greeks give a negative review of the government's performance in the past two years. The survey...