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  1. Consumer confidence hits 19-year high, ESI highest since 2007
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) strengthened by 3.1 points in August to reach 108.4 points..., when the index reached 109.1. Compared to August 2018, the ESI has increased by 3.7 points. Consumer.... Industry confidence declined by 1.1 points month-on-month to stand at 0.6 points. Year-on-year

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  2. General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came

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  3. What brought down Golden Dawn?
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    Society

    The Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn burst onto the parliamentary scene overnight in 2012... in the intervening period. Golden Dawn’s leadership remain on trial for forming a criminal organisation...-nationalist parties. While there is undoubtedly cause for celebration in the defeat of Golden Dawn

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  4. Golden Dawn sentencing excites political controversy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The conviction of the leadership of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn continues to attract statements... Democracy in pursuing “the political and social marginalisation of Golden Dawn as a strategic goal... the conviction of Golden Dawn as a victory for ND, saying that his government “did nothing more than [its

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  5. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The 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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  6. Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
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    Agora

    Barring any last minute upsets, Golden Dawn will officially become Greece’s third-largest party.... In the 2009 national elections, Golden Dawn gained less than 0.3 percent of the vote. In June 2012, 6.9... of Golden Dawn. For decades the two parties that governed Greece - PASOK and New Democracy - often fed

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  7. Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The first round of local elections on Sunday reinforced the belief that the threat of Golden Dawn... governorship. In the municipal elections, there were several electoral precincts where Golden Dawn got.... Golden Dawn was the leading party in 11 of the 58 precincts in Athens. Panagiotaros was also

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  8. Newsletter 212 -28/06/2019

    Newsletters

    to June 2018, the ESI has fallen by 1.1 points. Consumer confidence improved by 1.7 points month..., Golden Dawn, Greek Solution and MeRA25. New Democracy would get 156 seats, SYRIZA 75, KINAL 22, KKE 16, MeRA25 11, Golden Dawn 10 and Greek Solution 10. A Metron Analysis poll published in Sunday’s

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  9. ESI up to 101.8 in November, consumer confidence rises for sixth straight month, jumping by 2.5 pts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’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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  10. What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The arrest of Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, a handful of his MPs and several party... the apparent tolerance the government had shown towards Golden Dawn since its stunning election... a previously absent determination to address the influence and contacts Golden Dawn had within

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