This week Greece saw workers in the public and the private sector go on strike, demanding better wages in the face of rising costs across the board. This comes despite Greece’s economic success story, whether it's achieving investment grade or outperforming its Eurozone partners, and as the government announced it is set to make another early repayment of €5 billion of bailout-era loans. Nikos Vettas, the general director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) and a professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the state of the economy - from the cost of living crisis and wages to debt reduction.

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Thousands in Greece strike to protest soaring living costs

Greece to repay chunk of bailout debt early

New budget includes support measures over 1 bln euros

PASOK becomes main opposition after leftist party collapse

Ankara irked by European maritime map