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Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat she has no political responsibility for the leak. Kerameus was appointed interior minister following... that the government has to answer who from the Interior Ministry gave instructions for the voters’ list... addresses it has laid the potentially damaging issue to rest. However, opposition parties
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicshas written to the Interior Ministry requesting a list of all officials involved in compiling... registered to vote in their countries of residence in last year’s national elections and has no bearing... with the incident, while also arguing that the leak has no bearing on the ongoing campaign
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Since 2010, declared income has plummeted but tax due has risen
EconomyFeaturesin the number of taxpayers by 9 percent to 6.19 million in 2015, the declared income has fallen by 23.3 percent, while the tax due amount has increased by 10 percent over this period to 7.92 billion in 2015... euros in 2015. The number of taxpayers declaring an annual income between 20 and 50,000 euros has
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
from the fact that Kammenos has no intention of intentionally bringing the government’s time.... The centrist party has six MPs, but it appears that two of them are not going to vote.... Nevertheless, the four remaining votes that To Potami has to offer could be crucial to the outcome
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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
has chosen a figure that is not from “New Democracy’s political family,” as he told TV viewers... in the upcoming parliamentary vote. This means that she will receive The Prime Minister has managed to set... government has already overseen the appointments of new heads at the Supreme Court and Court of Audit
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Value of HFSF participation in Greek banks falls to 17 billion
EconomyBankingmarket value of HFSF participation in banks has decreased further to 17 billion, implying... has restricted voting rights. In Alpha Bank, HFSF’s shareholding decreased from 81.7 percent to 69.9... of the initial amount of warrants has been exercised so far, with HFSF proceeds at 302 million euros
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Eurosystem funding falls by 978 mln in Nov, banknotes increase for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement has revealed. As of the latest month, the total... euros. Since the start of the year, Eurosystem funding has declined by around 21.45 billion. November’s... funding has been steadily falling, with the latest reduction coming on November 7, when the ECB
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
SocietyThe Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has released a study examining how the crisis has impacted Greece’s education and labour market. The study, titled “Education and the labour... given the structure of the Greek education system which, up until now, has proven to be stubbornly
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Public investment under spotlight amid arguments over budget execution
EconomyMacroeconomygovernment level, when the cycle of transfers to state bodies and the actual spend has been completed... was budgeted annually but not spent, while even the costing of the latest protection framework has been... funds 166 million and 859 billion by other legal entities, to make up the actual spend of 4.97
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Timing factors and contained spending keep primary balance 2.89 bln above target in April
EconomyMacroeconomysurplus. Greece has also allocated 1.02 billion euros in RRF projects, below the target by 163 million euros. It has also received a new tranche from the RRF of 884 million euros.
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