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  1. Signs of recovery, improved tourism season visible in Sept budget data as revenues beat target by 943 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance up to September landed at a deficit of 5.96 billion euros, compared with a deficit of 7.01 billion in the same period last year, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF...) of about 1.9 billion paid by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (transfers category

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  2. Newsletter 477 - 26/09/2025

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    bleeding support in multiple directions. SYRIZA is quiescent. A growing “other” category captures protest energy and hints at the challenge any governing coalition will face in forging stability... votes: Metron notes that the “other parties” category has doubled its share from 2.5 to 5.1 percent

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  3. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    have touched a raw nerve at a time when fresh pension cuts and tax hikes continue to come into effect... (“ordinary staff”), every category of the core and wider public sector has grown in the last three years...) departures. The tight controls exercised on this category of public employees probably account

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  4. New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    severely brain-damaged after being beaten and sexually assaulted by a Pakistani migrant on the island... for voters. At the same time, it is clear that the subject of banks hits a raw nerve for New Democracy

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  5. Trade deficit falls by 14.8 pct in January on sharp rise in exports
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    category in value terms of exports to non-EU countries (718.7 million euros). Exports of manufactured goods classified chiefly by raw material made up the largest category of exports to EU countries (268... imports of chemicals and related products (n.e.s) was the largest category of imports from the EU

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  6. The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context

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    government figures have been drip-feeding hints of a post-MoU relaxation to a desperate domestic... employment category, with the exception of public sector workers. This is not to ignore the fact

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  7. Newsletter 203 -15/04/2019

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    More voter-friendly measures eyed Tsipras vows to leave tax-free threshold untouched as EC hints at flexibility Alexis Tsipras stepped up his efforts this week to appeal to voters ahead of May’s... was in second place for this category. In addition, the tax wedge for the average single worker in Greece rose

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  8. Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025

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    PoliticsPM relies on relief, labour deal as farmers protest and Tsipras publishesGreece’s political week has been dominated by payouts, protests and a memoir that hints at comeback. Prime Minister...% of households in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities

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  9. From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?

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    pronouncements at the COP26 summit, ongoing negotiations over EU policy instruments, and hints on the content... to subsidise domestic gas boilers and build new regional distribution networks. All of this is important... been to turn back the clock with the introduction of measures which subsidise the existing fossil fuel

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  10. Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    after being beaten in the European votes, which is a strong deterrent factor for the SYRIZA leader.... for the self-employed and a programme to subsidise the contributions of young workers. The icing on the cake

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