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Hiring balance improves by more than 18,000 jobs up to Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance was negative in August with 2,542 more departures than hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in August last year had 5,081 more departures. This led to a year-on-year drop of 2,539 fewer departures. Total
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Budget balance up to May well above target as VAT brings in 650 mln more than planned
EconomyMacroeconomyof 103 million euros, from a 1.88 billion euros surplus in May 2025. The overall balance is better than
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Greece relies on labour, VAT and green taxes more than any EU member
EconomyFeaturesin the first quintile than the national average. This is often driven by the withdrawal of means
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EU Council sidesteps sanctions, puts focus on constructive Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the reunification of Cyprus, rather than looking to punish Turkey through sanctions. Although the leaders’ statement... was perhaps more conciliatory towards Turkey than Athens would have liked. “The EU has a strategic..., and calls on Turkey to accept the invitation by Cyprus to engage in dialogue with the objective
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From London to Paris, no happy returns for Greece
AgoraLast week saw Greek politicians clock up air miles to European destinations. Government... and revealing in more ways than one. Leading off with the title “A Growth Agenda for the Greek & European... meetings are closed-door affairs. Proceedings remain confidential and public communication about
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Attacks on Chios refugee camp underline precarious balance on islands
PoliticsGreek Politicson the islands, which are housing more refugees than they have capacity for, has been highlighted many times... for the migrants’ plight, islanders saw tourism revenues drop this summer and this has stoked some resentment... Toskas asked police chiefs to investigate local officers’ actions and begin disciplinary proceedings
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Politics trumping economic prudence in Greece
Agorawith an equity investment in a holding company that risks looking more like a lifeline for MIG than... saw his shareholding stake decline in value by 11 percent. It’s not the only loss his hedge fund... is immediately using fifty per cent of April’s bond proceedings to buy a major stake in a highly indebted
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Newsletter 5 - 28/11/2014
of their respective European trips this week. This week saw Greek politicians clock up air miles to European... by Stathakis in London is informative and revealing in more ways than one. Leading off with the title “A Growth...-memorandum Greece. Usually, these client meetings are closed-door affairs. Proceedings remain
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
and KINAL, which saw their politicians implicated by the testimonies of the two protected witnesses... balance at 498 mln in Jan Current account deficit more than halves to 2.57 bln in 2019 The budget primary.... The proceedings culminated in a vote on the rights of new members, which was won very narrowly
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Parties at loggerheads over inquiry into media handouts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s bid to put New Democracy on the spot over the Covid awareness campaign that saw a variety of Greek media outlets receive more than 40 million euros in total has been partially blocked... spokesman) has begun its proceedings but the ND deputies, who form a majority on the panel, rejected
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