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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsand opposition are preparing for two key set-piece events in the coming days, which they hope will revive... of a broader trend rather than result of any local factors. Nevertheless, the extent of the destruction... in the coming years. This represents a more challenging task for Mitsotakis than the one he expected a few
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General gov't cash surplus rises to 3.54 bln at end of Feb, more than double last year
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash surplus in the first two months of 2014 more than doubled to 3.54 billion from 1.45 billion last year, according to the gg bulletin released... of guarantees indicates they were kept broadly flat in the year to date at 66.62 billion. The bulk
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Mitsotakis promises 'new normality,' lines up tax cuts straight away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set out his government’s priorities for the next four years..., Mitsotakis set out what he called “six truths” and focussed on the need for Greece to leave its... towards owners of small properties. Their bills will be 30 percent lower. This is a bigger cut than
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Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics
Agorathe city into a kitsch Ancient Macedonian theme park than engaging in constructive dialogue, Zaev... indeed take political courage to settle a dispute that has dragged on for more than a quarter... on the prospect of a solution than Zaev’s. Equally, his government’s reaction to the public protests against
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics/northwest) is in effect, fires have to be approached from behind and kept “narrow” rather than being met... of the fire was much more limited than first though. The image shows that out of around 17,600 hectares... that more than 160,000 hectares of land have been burned since the start of the year, representing
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Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone
Agoraa negative impact on the ability of households to generate demand, this would be more than compensated... because of Germany, of course) had a surplus of slightly more than 6 percent. Since... and Greece, and more than 40 percent in Italy. Fiscal consolidation in the periphery
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Stage set for censure motion as Parliament votes to review charges against deputy minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor interfering with the scene of the crash. The motion was carried with 277 votes in favour, 12 against
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Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
Agorastagnation, seem far more important than the loss associated with the debt restructuring. The second key point of SYRIZA's electoral agenda is the abandonment of austerity that, albeit less stringent than... be significantly larger than in the case of restructuring. Then, probably more important, because Grexit would
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Racist attacks fell in 2016, report by monitoring body indicates
SocietyNetwork documented, through interviews, 95 incidents of racist violence involving more than 130... incidents, with more than 300 victims, registered by the same network in 2015. In 31 of the incidents..., more than one victim was targeted, while in 54 cases the attack was committed by two or more people
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Deal for Hellenikon sealed; gov't sees improved terms, economic boost ahead
Economy, four years earlier than the initial agreement. Government sources note that the state proceeds... euros, 2 billion higher than the 6 billion envisaged in the initial agreement. In addition, 80 percent... the fulfilment of the precedent conditions with the ultimate deadline set on November 14, two years after
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