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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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Mati fire investigation puts spotlight on authorities and government
PoliticsGreek Politicswildfire in Mati, which caused 100 deaths, after prosecutors’ investigated how authorities dealt... they will launch a parliamentary inquiry into the Mati fire. He suggested that the prosecutors’ report has... that the Mati disaster would damage SYRIZA’s ratings last year but the first opinion polls published after
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Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the verdict of the Mati trial still fresh, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to rally... in charge of the botched response to the deadly Mati wildfire of 2018 as an example of a lumbering... attributed the leniency of the Mati verdicts to changes to the penal code introduced by the SYRIZA-ANEL
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Coalition pledges to demolish illegal buildings following Mati fire
PoliticsGreek Politicson the outskirts of Athens very closely with the high death toll in the Mati fire. One of the coalition’s... the human cost of the Mati fire. The next step by the government to show that it is taking decisive
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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 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered... into 158 seats in Parliament. Main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even further..., will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim of presenting
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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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Tsipras tries to take lead in fire response amid picture of confusion
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the investigation into the Mati fire proceeds and more reports of the apparent mishandling... to the bottom of the “how and why” of the Mati tragedy and to ensure that it would not happen again. Echoing... latched onto over the past days, Tsipras highlighted the role played in the Mati disaster by illegal
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyto the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros
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Reshuffle on backburner as Tsipras draws ideological battle lines
PoliticsGreek Politicsout of the summer doldrums. The government took a serious hit as a result of the Mati fire...) numerous times in the past and seems to hope that he will be able to prey on the doubts that many
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