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Coalition bolsters unity in face of opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) appear to have made the coalition members even more determined to stick together... took their decision after ANEL indicated it would not back two pieces of draft legislation. One... and to avoid fines from Brussels. However, New Democracy and ANEL were among those who expressed concern
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SYRIZA confident of survival beyond name deal, confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL), departs the government as the opposition parties do not have enough support to win... during the gathering was what would happen after the departure of ANEL, which is thought to be just... the ratification of the Prespes Agreement as early as this Friday and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos has said he
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Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
PoliticsGreek Politicsin order to avoid heavier and more wide-ranging charges proposed by opposition parties. A total 154
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Greek economic contraction during crisis higher at 24.6 pct, revised data shows
EconomyMacroeconomyunveiled a slower recession in 2013 at -3.3 percent (from -3.9 percent) and in 2012 at -6.6 percent..., with household consumption down 2 percent from 6 percent previously b) The fall in gross fixed... fall was recorded in 2012 at -8.9 percent b) Gross fixed capital formation displayed the highest
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At risk of poverty/social exclusion rate in Greece edged up to 36 pct in 2013
Societyat risk of poverty figure represented a one percentage point fall on the peak 2011 figure of 23.1 percent... points to a fall in the at-risk-of-poverty rate for children aged 0–17 years amounted to 25.5 percent, which was 3.3 percentage points lower than the 2012 figure. At the other end of the age scale
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Trade deficit increases by 17.3 pct in Oct on large drop in exports
EconomyMacroeconomybroadly similar to that of September (-13 percent). The slight fall in imports is the lowest.... The geographical breakdown showed mixed trends in imports with those from EU countries slipping by 3.3... reflecting a higher fall in imports (-9.8 percent) compared to that of exports (-5.2 percent). The absolute
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
spare cash for homes Greek household disposable income dropped by 3.3 percent in Q3 2015, a faster... euros in Q3, down by more than 1 billion from last year. The fall is mostly due to an 8 percent... of people to Europe, Greece has been the fall guy, taking the blame for not “controlling” its
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Jan-Feb budget primary surplus soars to 3.04 bln, aided by underspend and PIB revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyto January’s figure of 1.19 billion. However, the higher interest payments in February, prompted a fall... with grants to social security sector also dropping by 4.6 percent to 1.81 billion. The latter’s fall... of 1.45 billion) 3) Consumption and non-allocated expenditure (at 51 million, only 3.3 percent
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Apartment prices drop by 2.7 pct in Q2, slowest rate since Q1 2010
EconomyMacroeconomyrepresents the slowest rate of fall since Q1 2010. Compared to the previous quarter, apartment prices... old) decreased at a faster pace of 0.8 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) and 3.3 percent year on year... posted in 2012, while the rate of fall has decelerated since then. At the same time, housing loans have
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Greek households continue to slash spending on goods and services
Societyyear, bringing the average fall in household expenditure since the beginning to the crisis in 2008...’ spending on education (3.3 percent) is one of the highest in Europe; at the other end of the scale... expenditure stands at 33.1 percent. Durables (-49 percent) saw the biggest fall, followed by clothing
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