As Greece enters a new era of stronger forecasts and rising investment, the government’s 2026 budget reveals a second, harsher reality: growth rests on unstable foundations, convergence with Europe remains fragile, and households continue struggling with cost of living.

As prices in Greece spiral far beyond wages, everyday shopping raises a painful question: how can a family survive on the average salary? New poverty data reveals the stark truth—many simply don’t.

UBS’s 2025 Bubble Index shows risks easing overall, but affordability in Europe remains stretched, with Madrid’s prices surging and London, Paris, and Milan still costly

With limited state support and rising hidden costs, Greece ranks among Europe’s most expensive countries to raise a child

For Greeks, the EU's push for stronger defense capabilities takes back seat to the need for a focus on addressing the cost-of-living crisis.

Vintage sweet and ice cream shops in Greece are struggling to survive. To Vima English Edition spoke with a third generation ice cream-maker about the reasons

The extraordinary kWh subsidy program comes amid the latest surge in energy prices, especially electricity produced from natural gas

To address these issues, Mitsotakis proposes legislative action at the EU level to effectively tackle the policy of Territorial Supply Constraints (TSC) where not justified by objective factors.

Speaking about price fairness by multinationals, the Prime Minister emphasized: Europe should also mean similar or uniform prices for the products sold by our multinationals

This year, hit by persistent inflation, many Greeks will be dishing out less on food, drink and gifts for Orthodox Easter on May 5

Greece’s civil servants' union has declared a 24-hour nationwide strike for May 21 in reaction to the rising cost of living.

On Wednesday, March 13, Greece launches the ‘Lenten Period Basket’ with products at fixed prices to tackle inflation and support low-income families.

The Greek prime minister admitted that prices are 'much higher than where they were three years ago,' while maintaining that the problem doesn't affect only Greece, but all of Europe

According to the data, Greeks rank last in per capita income purchasing power, coupled with the sixth-highest indirect tax burden in the European Union

According to estimates, food prices in 2024 are expected to increase by an average of 4.6%, adding to the revaluations of 2023 that exceeded an average of 7.2%. Canned goods are projected to increase by 14%, legumes and rice by 10%, and cereals by 8%

Consumers in Greece are paying nearly five times more for essential food items than shoppers in other European countries, according to the latest Eurostat figures. Despite the Greek government imposing hefty fines on price gouging and placing a profit ceiling on certain items, supermarket prices continue to rise unabated, with producers and wholesalers citing surging […]