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Uncomfortable parallels: The Greek and British referendums
Agorainto voting “Yes” because it wanted to protect its interests. The same argument has been made in the UK...” with its fond belief that everything was better back then, that Britain (England, really
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
Agorain Makerfield, northwest England, opens with two songs by Manchester bands. These UK indie/Britpop... in the north of England, that feel overlooked and left behind. Elbow’s “One Day Like This” offers... in the northwest of England, and gave rise to the “King of the North” nickname that still accompanies
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s coalition has two more hurdles to clear before it stumbles over the finishing line at the end of the year, exhausted and battered but not quite yet beaten. The first challenge is to pass... are presumably softer than those that would have been demanded by the troika, which wanted
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoratax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand... a fiscal gap of 1.1 percent of GDP, or 2 billion euros. This meant that if Samaras wanted to close
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
Novartis case fires up ND, SYRIZA Parties clash over handling of inquiry as Tsipras tries to impose himself on party The lull in the clash between New Democracy and SYRIZA over the Novartis scandal ended abruptly this week as the government and oppositi...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Parties mark out battle lines for next elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, the original subject of the debate, during his intervention. However, he also gave a political tinge to his
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Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The positive flow in April is almost entirely attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763... positive for the third successive month, with net additions climbing to 763 million in April
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Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020
shows deficit of 7.01 bln September figures show decline in revenues On a monthly basis, net revenues... primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared
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