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  1. Athens blocks EU statement on China amid growing economic ties
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    criticise China’s human rights record. The European Union tables such a statement at the United Nations... for the latest version of the text to be submitted to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Amnesty... that this statement could have undermined the imminent bilateral Council of Human Rights between the EU

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  2. Slight rise in deposits for March but outflows at 2.2 bln for 2014

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greek private sector deposits rose 0.3 percent month on month (MoM) in March, with balances reaching 161.05 billion euros, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). Net flow turned positive for the first time since December with inflows amounting to 501 mi...

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  3. Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of...

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  4. Primary cash surplus to Oct at 4 bln, including arrears repayment of 2.2 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 875 million eurso to 3.97 billion in the 10-month period of 2016 from 4.84 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures displayed on Thursday. This year’s figure, though, incorporates arrears’...

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  5. Eurosystem funding drops by 2.2 bln in May, mostly on further decrease in ELA reliance
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for the 23rd successive month in May, when it dropped by another 2.22 billion euros, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement revealed on Thursday. In the previous month, it dropped at a slower pace of ...

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  6. Budget execution continues to outperform in June, led by 2.2 bln in excess taxes
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance came to a surplus of 2.12 billion euros in June, compared to a deficit of 3.43 billion euros in the same period of 2022, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. In the firs...

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  7. EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
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    Society

    in. In a joint statement, 20 human rights and aid groups called on the government to end its..., spearheaded by Human Rights Watch (HRW), revealed that several of the NGOs had requested a meeting with Prime... in these terrible conditions on the islands for another winter,” Eva Cosse, Greece researcher at Human

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  8. Eight years later: Is Croatia finally truly ready for Europe?

    Agora

    the European Union is founded, namely "human dignity, freedom, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of minorities". The bright spot of the Croatian presidency... solidarity when it comes to distributing money. Human rights and the radicalization of society

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  9. Greece lays out plans for debt relief from eurozone
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    EconomyProgramme

    was reduced to Euribor plus 50 bps and currently stands at 0.84 percent. The cost of EFSF loans...) in the next years. That said, a conversion of GLF interest rate from its current level of Euribor plus

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  10. Tax wedge for single, married Greeks well above OECD average

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to labour income as a ratio, with the numerator equal to the sum of personal income tax plus the employee... labour costs comprised of gross wages plus employer SSCs. In 2014, Greece was ranked 14th among

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