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Govt opts to reopen schools on time, drawing opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe reduced from more than 50 pct. New Democracy appears confident that the measures it has set out
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Budget primary deficit improves by 7.2 bln YoY in 2021, beats target by nearly 2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the full year landed at a deficit of 10.99 billion euros in 2021, compared to a deficit of 18.2 billion in 2020, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. The primary balance is well ahead of the target set
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Final budget data for 2021 affirms revenue overperformance, primary balance below 6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomythat the balance is now well ahead of the target set in the final budget for 2022, beating it by 2.62 billion euros
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Athens homing in on non-permanent seat at UNSC
PoliticsForeign Policyterritorial sovereignty. Turkey has also tried with official letters to unilaterally set the limits of sea
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SYRIZA calls for vote of no confidence, as PM's apology over storm chaos fails to chime
PoliticsGreek Politicsit highly unlikely to lose the vote. Regardless of the outcome of the vote, New Democracy looks set
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Rising yields, market turbulence limit government's fiscal options
Economythat it is set to tighten monetary policy this year. The finance and economy ministers both argued this week
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PM pledges more support as he seeks to resist inflation, pandemic threats
PoliticsGreek Politicsprepares his party for the next elections. For the time being, the PM seems set on seeing out his
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Athens stands with EU on Ukraine, waits for West's reaction to Russia
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens condemns any revisionism and threat against the territorial integrity of any country – this was the message from Athens shortly before Russia began its attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Greece’s position was set out by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following a meeting on Tuesday
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Govt weighs escalating impact of Ukraine war on public finances
PoliticsGreek Politicsin and subsidise bills, which so far has been done out of the resources of the newly set-up energy
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Parties pick from energy policy menu as EU response opens up more options
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe past week has seen the range of potential policies for tackling high energy prices expand with further proposals at both the EU and the domestic level. Political leaders in Greece have been fleshing out their contrasting approaches to the issue which looks set to dominate the debate over
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