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Spying scandal triggers high-level resignations, serious questions for government and PM
PoliticsGreek Politics, Grigoris Dimitriadis, and the head of the National Intelligence Service (EYP), Panagiotis Kontoleon... an MEP, revealed that a check by a European Parliament service found there had been an attempt to entrap... Chinese interests”. The government sources went on to claim that EYP had been tipped off about
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agorait was unconstitutional to cut off taxpayers’ electricity if they did not pay. The only way of resolving this legal... indirect taxes and public service charges as a result of the fiscal consolidation effort that Greece... price inflation by 6 ¼ percentage points between 2010 and 2012. If public service tariffs are also
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More changes needed to unlock private sector's potential, report says
EconomyFeaturesto the structure of the Greek economy during the crisis and that few sectors have experience growth. “Large firms.... It highlights that the Greek business economy experienced a 38 percent decline in gross added value since 2008.... Value added of medium-sized and large firms also experienced a sharp decline, but by 2017 was back
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Turnover in services sector shows improvement in Q4 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyservice activities showed a rise, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In Q3, 12 out of the 14 service activities had recorded a drop, The highest increase in Q4 was posted..., consultancy and related activities (+10.5 percent). In contrast, two service activities reported a double
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Is VAT all you've got?
Agoraservice sector to be reduced from 23 to 13 percent. Even so, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announcing... service sector and make the country’s tourism sector more competitive against its rivals. However... of an attempt to fob the government off rather than a genuine concession aimed at stimulating the economy
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Relief for coalition as wildfire threat subsides
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSome pressure was taken off the government on Wednesday, when firefighters appeared to bring under... Nikos Toskas, who is in charge of the fire service and police. Questions are being asked about... of is seen to have done the most it could to assist the fire service and that it avoids getting blamed
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PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts
PoliticsGreek Politics, and nephew, Grigoris Dimitriadis as well as the head of the National Intelligence Service (EYP... that the outgoing EYP chief had acted outside of his remit or that there may be rogue elements within the service... to oversee the intelligence service’s work. These are points that have been highlighted repeatedly
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Government tries to deflect criticism over wildfires with appeal to patriotism
PoliticsGreek Politicsreference to criticism voiced by some commentators with respect to the age and service history.... Up until the crash, Mitsotakis and his officials had been able to stave off criticism by reminding... that the intelligence service was considering a number of scenarios for the start of the fires in Rhodes, including
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Latest BoG report sees sustained growth, range of challenges
EconomyMacroeconomycorporations also experienced rating improvements and declining bond yields. In the banking sector, deposit..., with positive annual growth returning in mid-2025 for the first time since 2010, though at a very modest rate..., particularly services exports, while investment also contributed positively, supported by increased
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
. He did not give any more details but it is clear that Tsakalotos was referring to the stand-off... month, primary expenditure was just 58 million off target. It is understood that the government..., Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures revealed. Specifically, 11 out of the 14 service
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