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General govt primary cash surplus at 2.42 bln in April, arrears fall by 66 million
EconomyMacroeconomy) and came to 23.81 billion euros. This was driven primarily by a fall in interest paid (-859 million
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Unpaid contributions rise to 33.86 bln as more legacy debtors added
EconomyMacroeconomyat 382,650, representing a rise of 86,911 from the previous quarter. The relevant amount rose by 859 million
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Eurosystem funding falls by 978 mln in Nov, banknotes increase for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure was driven by a drop of 859 million in Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) funding to 2.71
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policyadministration, trans border cooperation, energy, interior affairs and cases of justice. One... of the neighbouring state’s ambassadors. The main message of Kotzias’ visit was summed up in one phrase... will meet again in October. One reason behind the strategy adopted by Kotzias is that Greece has
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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government, with another 11 leaving office. The cabinet is also slightly larger than the last one, which had... Skourletis at the Energy Ministry. Stathakis was replaced by Dimitris Papadimitriou, one of the most... as government spokesman. There was only one change at the Finance Ministry, where Euclid Tsakalotos remains
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Cabinet reshuffle leaves some bitterness within SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsin religion classes, which had been one of the points of dispute between Fylis and Ieronymos. At SYRIZA’s... minister and one of the few women in the cabinet has stoked a lot of interest from the media. However, Achtsioglou is also in the spotlight because labour reforms are expected to be one of the most
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
(SLA) could be reached by April 7 but acknowledged that one issue is proving a major stumbling block... by 6,900 to 3.65 million. The number of long-term unemployed (more than one year) edged up..., one month before the conclusion of the long-lasting first review. ELA funding stood at 43.15 billion
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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut pointed out that there is no “one-size-fits-all” system that can be applied in all member states... regarding labour reforms. This issue seems to be one of the last remaining obstacles in the discussions... been one of the gains the prime minister wanted to walk away with but the IMF seems adamant
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
from 2020 but the IMF appears to want the measure, worth 1 percent of GDP, to be implemented in one... for the mechanism is to have covered its operating expenses for one year over the last three years... investment groups that have tabled binding bids. One the biggest stumbling blocks to have emerged
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societyas a way of maintaining ties with the diaspora. The problem is a practical one: voting is only... claim Greek descent. This is clearly an outside estimate, and not a very reliable one. Only a subset... citizenship for immigrants by the back door. Any proposal, if indeed one emerges, has a long way
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