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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agorathe second programme, called Independent Greeks (ANEL) managed to exceed 10 percent despite having... nationalists ANEL instead of the centrist liberals of To Potami, which had come fourth and had more seats..., to be the next Greek president. Tsipras thought that he would put New Democracy under pressure by choosing
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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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New Democracy and PASOK ponder next moves after election defeat
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefeats for New Democracy and PASOK in Sunday’s elections look like triggering developments in both parties over the next few weeks. Despite Antonis Samaras’s attempt to put on a brave face when... (with 4.68 percent it was beaten by Independent Greeks into seventh place among the seven parties
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Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader
PoliticsGreek Politicsconference but not an emergency congress where ND’s leadership could be put to a vote. This position... challenge following her failed attempt in 2009, when she was beaten by Samaras. One of the interesting
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
percent to 22.39 million. It is worth noting that revenues have steadily beaten targets over the past... more unpredictable, with less experienced officers being put in charge. Perhaps, though, the biggest
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Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto account. The Commission’s data put Greece’s primary surplus for last year at 2 percent of GDP... are beaten. However, this is not enough for Athens. It also wants clarity on the fiscal targets
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
AgoraThe mist is gradually lifting and the choices available to the beleaguered Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are becoming clearer. The proposal put to Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos by Greece’s... surplus target being beaten by 1.5 percentage points in 2016 (an assessment that the European
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Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
PoliticsGreek Politicsinequalities. Tsipras pledged that any final agreement with the lenders would be put to SYRIZA’s political... of the trade-offs that the Greek government wants will only take place if the fiscal targets are beaten
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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... painstakingly put in place over a period of about two years. It is wishful thinking to believe
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