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EU–Mercosur deal promises gains for industry, risks for agriculture
Economy, the perceived imbalance has sparked strong resistance from EU farming associations, who argue that agriculture... advocates warn the deal could permanently reshape rural Greece. A major sticking point is regulatory
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EC reports highlight tight fiscal path and economic challenges
EconomyMacroeconomymade by the European Commission, noting the strong growth last year, but moderating this year and next... and private, assisted by the RRF. At the same time, it adds to the strong signals of the fiscal path... with labour market activation policies and strong social policies, reduce fossil fuel dependency
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas
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IMF insists labour market reforms need to be preserved
EconomyProgrammerecommendations for Athens and placed strong emphasis on labour policies and continuing reforms that will foster growth and facilitate investment. In the country specific recommendations..., in the euro area Article IV country recommendations, the Fund suggests that Greek authorities should
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IMF’s independent evaluation office identifies mistakes and challenges in Greece’s first programme
EconomyProgrammeand European partners and institutions that took place before March 2010. The strong objection from the ECB... that with strong action Greece would be able to manage the crisis successfully without debt restructuring, while.... In specific, despite an initial strong performance, the programme went off track in 2011 amid
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Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
Economyrevenue targets included revenues of 884 million euros from the first two instalments of the new
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe 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 2.18 billion euros was 1.5 billion lower than
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NBG 2024 profits at 1.16 bln, commision income up 12 pct at 427 mln
EconomyBankingIncome (PPI) stood at 1.9 billion, up by 5 percent annually. Operating expenses in 2024 were 884 million
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The wrong prescription
Agora’s recommendation is summed up in the following paragraph: “Making OTC medicines and dietary... round of talks includes haggling over the recommendations made by the Organization for Economic... of recommendations, known as a tool-kit, for improving conditions for competition. The OECD identified
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SYRIZA's left wing sticks to belief Greece should leave euro
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe challenge SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras faces in balancing his effort to prepare his party for power while taming or satisfying its more radical elements has been emphasised again after the group’s left wing rekindled the debate about Greece leaving the euro. A statement by the Left Platform
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