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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias after Athens and Ankara had confirmed that the 61st round... first securing any assurances from Ankara. Nevertheless, the centre-right government is trying..., saw their prices increase by 3.2 percent in Q2 versus a downward revised increase of 6 percent in Q1
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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss cooperation on the refugee crisis with Ankara. There were... Ankara as the key to the solution of the problem. Germany has proposed joint Greek-Turkish patrols... respond to this request, which I saw mainly in the media, because no one has asked it of us
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
a surprise as back-channel negotiations between Berlin and Ankara led to the drafting of a plan for EU... and restaurants (+2.6 percent). Housing and transport saw drops of over 4 percent. 2 One for one, none for all... Greece. Ankara has already rushed to say it will not accept those who are already stuck in Greece
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PM wades in on Turkey dispute as Covid-19 threat grows at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot to be bullied or coerced by Ankara, whose decision to send the Oruc Reis research vessel out..., while there were also statements from the US and Israel that Athens saw as being supportive of its... of hydrocarbons research. He called on Ankara to stop and to hold discussions with its NATO allies
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorafor political ends) and did not engage in a more respectful style of political debate, carrying.... Most of those who expected SYRIZA and Tsipras to provide a breath of fresh air saw their hopes wilt... they saw Tsipras and Kammenos sit around a table on the morning after the elections. If they studied
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Freedom, the populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February... in third place. The social democrats saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap... half of 2015, and therefore a dangerous alternative than to engage with PASOK and its more
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
resolution on the Armenian genocide on Thursday. Ankara’s decision to recall its ambassador from Berlin casts... in Q4 2015. Investments (-6.8 percent) and exports (-3.3 percent) saw the biggest drops. Retail trade... that lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012
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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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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
strike saw one of the strongest turnouts in recent years, uniting a wide range of professionals... measures now that will last in order to make it sustainable. The general strike on Thursday saw one... assistance to Ankara. Some critics, however, have argued that this financial assistance constitutes a form
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