Greece is forecast to maintain and increase a general government primary surplus in the coming years, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Fiscal Monitor report on global fiscal developments released on Wednesday. The Greek general government primary balance is forecast to increase a surplus of 0.1% of GDP in 2022 to 1.0 pct of GDP in 2023 and 2% of GDP in 2024-2025, and then to 2.2% of GDP in subsequent years up until 2028, with a further reduction of Greece's public debt.

The Minister of Rural Development Lefteris Avgenakis will be in Thessaly again from Tuesday, in whose presence sectoral meetings will be held per product, so that together with the producers who have been affected, the next measures to support producers and restore agricultural production in the region can be specified.

Olive oil will remain expensive, at least for the next six months. And this is the optimistic prediction. Whether the "rally" will continue will become clear in the first months of 2024, when the new harvest olive oil enters the market, even if, according to all indications, production will be reduced, or next spring, when there will be the first indications of the production of the new growing season, especially in Spain.

Greece has the lowest quality of life index of all the EU member states, with more than 1 in 3 Greeks (36%) living with a low quality of life, while Romania is in second place and in fourth place Poland. In fact, people in Romania live fewer years of healthy survival (59.9 years) compared to the rest of the EU. (64 years).