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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesa reaction. In addition, charges of cronyism strike at the heart of the SYRIZA/ANEL coalition... have touched a raw nerve at a time when fresh pension cuts and tax hikes continue to come into effect
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Newsletter 451 - 14/02/2025
, Vassilis Kapernaros. Kapernaros, a former MP for the now-defunct Independent Greeks (ANEL), said... and transport equipment (6.5 pct) and manufactured goods, mainly raw materials (5.1 pct). At first
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis head in opposite directions over talks with Skopje
PoliticsGreek Politicsin views between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) is one of the areas that Mitsotakis focussed... further by suggesting that New Democracy will no longer engage with the government on the Macedonia
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) and New Democracy, on its ticket to give an even stronger impression... of discussion with Tsipras’s party, leaving the prime minister to engage with either individuals from
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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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Amid signs of split over Tempe probe, government plays down EU prosecutor’s remarks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government attempted to put a positive spin on the pointed criticism delivered by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi during her visit to Athens but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration continues to be dogged by some of the issues ...
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EU meets on refugee crisis, bailout review but Greece's immediate fate seems sealed
PoliticsForeign PolicyCoeuré and Marco Buti, director of the EU commission’s economics department, was the latest attempt
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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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Tsipras faces lenders' wall in Brussels as political tension grows in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new round of marathon talks are due to take place in Brussels on Thursday after a failure to reach an agreement on Wednesday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held two sets of talks totalling about six hours with European Commission president Jean-Claude...
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