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Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepresentatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system
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Final budget for 2019 excludes pension cuts, includes 910 mln in expansionary measures
EconomyMacroeconomysemester, the Finance Ministry tabled to Parliament the final budget for 2019. The efforts of the Greek... fruit as the measure was scrapped. The budget also did not contain the package of countermeasures, which had been intended to make the budget fiscally neutral and growth-friendly. Instead, thanks
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Budget primary shows deficit of 1.5 bln in Feb, above target by 1.23 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 1.5 billion euros in the two month of 2021...) budget execution bulletin for February showed. The primary balance was above its target by 1.23 billion euros. Expenditure excluding interest payments and the public investment budget came to 8.19
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Budget primary deficit at 3.42 bln in March, above target by 941 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 3.42 billion euros in the first three month... Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for March showed on Thursday. The primary balance was above its target by 941 million euros. Expenditure excluding interest payments and the public investment budget
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek Politicsemployees’ compensation rights. Also, firms are no longer responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even
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Budget primary surplus at 5.33 bln in October, beating target on revised budget figures
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 5.33 billion euros in the first 10 months... Ministry’s (MoF) final budget execution bulletin showed on Friday. The primary surplus surpassed its.... The MoF notes that the newly released budget targets have been incorporated into the latest report
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Newsletter 278 -14/12/2020
Budget adopted, recovery targeted Govt looking to investments and Covid-19 vaccine to underpin growth in 2019 Having secured the adoption of the 2021 budget in Parliament this week, the government... was passed with the votes of all its 158 MPs as all the opposition lawmakers voted against the budget
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Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
EconomyGreece’s budget execution showed the primary surplus narrowing to 1.95 billion euros in the 8-month... to a primary surplus of 1.57 billion in July. The weaker primary budget balance in August is attributed..., but well below the 6.04 billion recorded in July. The 8-month budget deficit amounted to 2.85 billion
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Budget deficit balloons to 8.2 bln euros in July amid measures linked to pandemic
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance widened substantially in July to 8.2 billion euros, from a deficit of 6.10 billion euros in the first six months of 2020, preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget... in the 2020 budget last autumn before even any hint of the pandemic make little sense at this stage
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 9.07 bln in October
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 9.07 billion euros in the first ten months of 2020...) budget execution bulletin for October showed on Wednesday. In light of the final 2021 budget recently.... In the preliminary budget execution release for October, the primary balance was off target by 12.32
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