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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societythousand people were landing on the beaches daily. A total of 9,656 people arrived in Greece... in Greece out of the total 1,152,653 migrants who arrived in the country since the beginning of 2015... as arrivals outpaced relocations to mainland Greece by about 3:1. Decongestion of the islands has been mainly
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Draft budget sets ambitious growth target of 2.8 pct in 2020, plugs fiscal gaps
Economyseen closing the fiscal gap. Incorporating all fiscal interventions, total revenues in 2020 will reach 54.13 billion, from 54.31 billion in 2019. Total expenditure will reach 57.05 billion euros, from... rising to 61.73 billion, from 55.6 billion in 2019, offsetting the drop in T-bills by 3 billion. Loans
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November travel receipts drop by 42.9 pct on lower French receipts
EconomyMacroeconomyby 106.7 percent to 18,900. In total, arrivals from the EU 28 countries rose by 15.6 percent YoY, while... 28 countries went up by 3 percent and came to 21.7 visitors. Arrivals from euro-denominated... to 8.9 million. In total, arrivals showed an increase of 4 percent up to November and came to 30.7
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Travel balance falls by 53.6 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomydeclined by 64.5 percent to 4,000. In total, arrivals from the EU 27 countries fell by 32.5 percent... percent to 116,800. Overall, arrivals from the EU 27 countries fell by 3 percent and came to 901,300... percent to 421,400. Arrivals from outside the EU showed a decrease of 7.9 percent to 926,900. In total
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NBG results show net profits of 465 mln euros on strong income
EconomyBanking. Total income came to 1.46 billion in H1, up by 69 percent YoY. Deposits in Greece reached 43.3 billion... level. Net fee and commission income came to 123 million in H1, up by 3 percent YoY. On a quarterly... to the pandemic, with the Total Capital ratio at 16.9 percent. This provides a capital cushion
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Travel balance falls by 85.1 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomy. In total, arrivals showed a drop of 80.1 percent in the first seven months of the year and came to 3.... In total, arrivals from the EU 27 countries fell by 80.4 percent YoY to 661,300. Those from euro
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PM unveils 50 more ICU beds as Covid-19 death toll passes 500
PoliticsGreek Politicsintensive care beds in total. The unveiling on Monday came after 920 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported... the 500-mark. There were 19 deaths over the weekend, taking the total to 509. Government officials... and Pella, could also face such restrictions soon. More than 20 areas nationwide are in Category 3
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Labour vote, reconstruction plans highlight differences in party agendas
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor lowering employer and employee contributions by 3 percentage points. Labour Minister Yiannis Vroutsis.... In his address, Mitsotakis spoke of a support package which could total 31 billion euros by 2021, while... recipients at a total cost of 55 million euros. The debate heated up when SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras
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Budget primary shows deficit of 13.81 bln in November, above target by 1.48 bln
EconomyMacroeconomywith the second wave of the health crisis was not as front-loaded as it had been estimated. State budget total... in the aggregate period, very slightly above target by 3 million euros. For the same period last year, interest payments stood at 5.06 billion. In the year to date, total expenditure came to 60.38 billion, falling
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Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
Societythe ratio had been as low as 1:5 (one hire for every five departures), transitioning to 1:3 in the final... to rise While permanent staff levels have been kept steady overall, the total public service... and other public sector bodies is a tiny fraction of the total, the appointments are regularly
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