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  1. VAT gap of 30.1 pct in 2018 keeps Greece among worst performers in EU

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    to increase next year to above 31 percent due to the pandemic. VAT revenues rose by 4.4 percent between... significantly in Hungary (-5.1 percent), Latvia (-4.4 percent), and Poland (-4.3 percent). The biggest

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  2. Newsletter 326 - 28/01/2022

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    polled by Reuters had been expecting it to drop to 4.4 pct, from 5 pct in December. The range of HICP... to Eurostat, from 4.4 pct in December. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in December by ELSTAT was 5.1 pct

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  3. European Parliament vote delivers blow to PM as rise of far right, low turnout dominate
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    double the 4.4 pct it received in last year’s national elections. Opinion polls had indicated.... Ultraconservative Niki was expected to gain 4.4 pct, up from the 3.7 pct it won in the national elections last

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  4. Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus

    Agora

    . Their cronyism stretched its tentacles into the judiciary, the police, the armed forces and most... witnessing fascists attacking migrants and other minorities in city streets with the police either

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  5. Nightmare on Democracy Street

    Agora

    , this should have nothing to do with ministers. It is for the police and the judiciary to fulfil... an independent police watchdog had been created or if the judiciary was meeting EU norms before Greece could

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  6. Lest we forget

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    . Only a few dozen supporters gathered outside police headquarters in Athens after party chief Nikos... of years, and in some cases beyond that, the police and judiciary allowed Golden Dawn to operate

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  7. Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
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    of participation in a criminal group. Their police protection was also pulled. On November 1, four days... in retaliation for the stabbing of Fyssas. Police have not confirmed the authenticity of the claim

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  8. Beyond economic policy, new Greek coalition starts setting out agenda

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    will be relaxed and the immigration service will take over their operation from the police, transforming the units into “open reception centres.” The police has applauded this move. Citizen’s Protection

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  9. Greece almost last in EU for press freedom, index finds

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    The failure to deal with police violence against journalists during protests is mainly to blame for Greece being ranked second lowest in the European Union for media freedom, the authors of the 2015... police officers being held to account, reinforcing the prevailing impunity,” the report said, referring

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  10. Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
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    to SYRIZA MPs. The first is that he is respected for ensuring there was not a backlash from police during... the demonstrations, at the time. SYRIZA officials believe that by ordering the police to maintain

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