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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
SocietyDemocracy government is faced with its own wildfire crisis. According to an early estimate, wildfires... of the evacuation alert system which they implemented in 2019, which they credit with saving human... to improve readiness, with a specific focus on preventing loss of human life. Although framed in technocratic
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Newsletter 141
all the opposition parties apart from Golden Dawn backed the so-called “social dividend,” around half... growth is seen at 1.6 percent from 1.8 percent previously, well below the initial estimate of 2.7 percent. The growth estimate for 2018 has been revised upward from 2.4 percent in the draft budget to 2.5
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum “in practice.” The government is also pushing ahead... and MPs searching for new political affiliations. Political analysts estimate that as many as 20
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreement that during this period the Greek state will be funded under a minimalist menu that solves
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Greece and lenders far apart on foreclosures as housing NPLs keep rising
EconomyProgrammeThe protection of primary homes from foreclosures emerged as one of the key areas of significant difference between the Greek government and the institutions during the 3-day visit of the quadriga mission chiefs to Athens last week. The issue also came ...
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Feb budget primary surplus confirmed at 840 mln, as revenues overperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the first two months of 2022 was confirmed to be a surplus of 840 million euros, compared to a deficit of 1.5 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution d...
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Primary budget deficit at 1.69 bln euros in Q1 as tax revenues continue to overperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the first three months of 2022 came to a deficit of 1.69 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 3.41 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data re...
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March budget primary balance short of target, but taxes continue to overperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the first three months of 2022 was confirmed at 1.65 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 13.4 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released...
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societyto mainland Greece, of grandstanding over border protection and of violating international law and human... to deteriorate and leaving the borders open to human traffickers. The Ministry of Citizens’ Protection... of proper facilities, despite a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights against the practice
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Newsletter 231 -06/12/2019
reaching an agreement with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal... after a revised increase of 1.3 percent in Q2, provisional estimates from the Hellenic Statistical
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