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Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
Societyadvance on the current figure of zero - would inevitably have far greater political symbolism than... 35 million euros – significantly less than was raised per license in the last round, but adding up... process is a considerably more low-key affair than the much-hyped auction of 2016, which the Greek Union
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsrubbish collection to private firms rather than municipalities. Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has said that he will look for a private contractor to take over this task. Another flashpoint between... deal with the lenders, which indicate that voters are less than enthusiastic about the government’s
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora. When one considers that Greece accounts for less than 4 percent of the eurozone’s total debt or GDP... retirement age was the same as in Germany, where most pensioners earn less than 800 euros (or 1,000 dollars) a month, where civil servants make up less than 20 percent of the workforce and where public
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General gov't primary cash surplus markedly better in July but arrears climb
EconomyMacroeconomyimproved to 2.26 billion euros in July, which is more than double year on year (YoY). This was mainly... deterioration posting a deficit of 395 million in the 7-month period compared to a surplus of 812 million... percent MoM. Since the beginning of the year, arrears have grown by more than 52 percent or 1.97
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Newsletter 285 - 19/02/2021
capital for more than a decade. This, along with other snow-related problems, triggered an attack... wildfire in 2018, which resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people. At the time, New Democracy... to the heaviest snowfall seen in the Greek capital for more than a decade. SYRIZA’s efforts
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyestimates a gg primary surplus of 812 million (0.4 percent of GDP) in 2013, higher than the initially..., mainly owing to higher revenues more than offsetting a hike in interest payments and Public Investment...’ arrears on the expenditure line. The consistent bottom-line outperformance - by more than 4 billion
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Primary budget surplus in Nov at 1.2bln euros, 2013 target in reach
Economyincorporating the better-than-expected revenue and expenditure performance in the 10-month period.... The 11-month underperformance reflects lower than targeted revenues by 1.46 billion, more than... primary surplus at general government level at 812 million, with the 11-month state budget figure
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Greece agrees with troika, looks to tranche release and redistribution of surplus
PoliticsGreek Politicsapparently settled at 2.9 billion, which is well above the 2014 budget estimate of 812 million and even larger than Samara’s recent estimate that it would be “in excess of 1.5 billion”. The same source also... and emergency services who earn a monthly salary of less than 1,500 euros. Furthermore, 380 million euros
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Budget primary surplus at 5.36 bln in 10-month, exceeding target on lower expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomyfor a seventh consecutive month to stand at 812 million, declining from September’s figure of 999 million... with the deadline for the ENFIA property tax’s payment being moved to September rather than August. Expenditure... to 38.45 billion or 1.85 billion lower than the target. PIB PIB revenue stood at 57 million euros
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Greek primary budget surplus doubles to 835 mln in Jan but below target
EconomyBudget (PIB) expenditure and tax refunds which more than offset lower expenditure. Revenues excluding... better than the target. The sharp drop mainly reflects a drop in grants to social security sector... of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget. MoF sources suggest that an agreement with the troika
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