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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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Parties debate pandemic response as public approval deteriorates
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary season kicked off on Monday with a special session on the government’s response... those who propagate them. Others, however, saw another opportunity to criticise the government. Tsipras... than to engage in substantive debate. On the other hand, there were several occasions on which
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicspredecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed... by backing off offshore projects, the most emblematic of which is the Greece-Cyprus interconnector... to engage in “twitter diplomacy”. The latter was a direct swipe at Karamanlis’s deputy foreign
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Sub-tranche, 2017 fiscal performance ticked off on first day of review talks
EconomyProgrammethat the negotiations got off to a positive start. At least, this was the message conveyed by Prime Minister Alexis... the target will be beaten and how much of the excess surplus the coalition will be able
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ESI up to 101.8 in November, consumer confidence rises for sixth straight month, jumping by 2.5 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 0.8 points to 101.8 in November from 101 in October, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... a score of 96.8 was noted for November. Compared to November 2017, the ESI has risen by 3.2 points
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Consumer confidence hits 19-year high, ESI highest since 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) strengthened by 3.1 points in August to reach 108.4 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. As of August’s reading, the index has remained above..., when the index reached 109.1. Compared to August 2018, the ESI has increased by 3.7 points. Consumer
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... not engage in violence. On Thursday, the head of the committee for investigating police violence, prominent... rise for SYRIZA, which saw its backing rise to 25 pct. There was hardly any movement among
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
others saw them as legitimate pressure. The findings highlighted the government’s dilemma: appearing... MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared... the initial refusal to engage while protests continued. Farmers are due to hold a national meeting
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoraof a policy paper written by the European Stability Initiative (ESI) think-tank last January titled..., the ESI argued that if a similar system is adopted in Greece, the EU-Turkey agreement could be applied... it wants to put in place. “That won’t work,” the head of the ESI, Gerald Knaus told Kathimerini recently
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MEP takes comfortable lead over former PM in advance of KINAL leadership run-off
PoliticsGreek Politics, faces former PM George Panandreou in the run-off on Sunday. The MEP gained 99,120 votes in the first..., with his team briefing the media that he was aiming for a “peaceful” win and did intend to engage in a tit... Androulakis as the favourite to win Sunday’s run-off by 16 points. An estimated 56.5 pct
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