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  1. VAT and income tax takings plus 721 mln underspend lead to 3.2 bln primary surplus in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 3.2 billion euros in May, compared... (MoF) budget execution data released on Tuesday. In May, the budget primary balance outperformed... to 19.88 billion euros. Net revenues came to 26.88 billion euros. The total budget balance for May

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  2. Unemployment at 7.9 pct in May, lowest since Nov 2008
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate edged down to 7.9 percent in May, from 8.3 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday. In May... percent unemployment rate in May 2008. Year-on-year, the number of employed people increased

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  3. Unemployment slides to 8.1% in May as male and youth rates improve
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent in May, from... on Wednesday. In May last year, the unemployment rate was 8.7 percent. The current levels are Greece’s... in July 2013. The series low is a 7.1 percent unemployment rate in May 2008. Year-on-year, the number

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  4. MP's departure ahead of multi-bill vote highlights pressure on coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for Tsipras. Another concern for the prime minister is the Sakellaridis incident will not be a one-man... Independent Greeks (ANEL), where another MP – Nikos Nikolopoulos – is threatening not to vote for the multi

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  5. Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    points to a wider dispute within the party between some members and State Minister Nikos Pappas, who is Tsipras’s closest aide and the man seen as being the key factor in the government’s decision

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  6. Killing puts strain on Greek-Albanian relations after stalled efforts to reach deal
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The death of a 35-year-old Greek man, Konstantinos Katsifas, who was shot by the Albanian police in southern part of Greece’s neighbouring country last Sunday has provoked concern in Athens... Agreement. The recent resignation of Nikos Kotzias as foreign minister and his replacement by Prime

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  7. Tsipras plans SYRIZA reboot, as govt pandemic response faces multiple challenges

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The man earmarked for the post of secretary is Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, a rising star from Tsipras’s circle... is Nikos Pappas, who is expected to swap the economy portfolio for transport. Pappas’s personal

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  8. Conclusion of Golden Dawn trial unlikely to usher in greater political unity
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    right-hand man, cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos was holding secret talks with Golden Dawn’s..., Nikos Michaloliakos was handed a 13-year jail sentence, as were other key GD figures, such as former MPs

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  9. Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020

    Newsletters

    the ND leader’s right-hand man, cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos was holding secret talks with Golden... leader Nikos Michaloliakos was handed a 13-year jail sentence, as were other key GD figures

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  10. Greece's EU journey: Solidarity hard to come by, but two-way approach also lacking
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    Agora

    ”. During this crisis, Greece had few friends in the EU. Even the man who sponsored its accession... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in numerous talks and meetings

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