The Minister of Finance, Christos Staikouras, announced the strengthening of the real economy with measures of 4 billion euros in the second half of 2021, specifying the package of support measures for households and businesses, which was presented by the Prime Minister at the Thessaloniki International Fair.

The Greek economy is waiting to see a recovery through EU funds and the arrival of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Athens will give the "green light" for the immediate start of the implementation of the national program "Greece 2.0".

A very slight hike in the consumer price index was recorded in Greece for May 2021, according to the national statistics service EL.STAT, and specifically a marginal 0.1 percent compared to the same month in 2020. Conversely, the index fell by 1.1 percent in May 2020 compared to May 2019