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Greece a gateway and scapegoat in EU's refugee crisis
Agorahe did not follow up on and promised to hit targets, such as increasing Greece’s hosting capacity... November, up from 220 in October. This seems to run contrary to the complaints from other European.... The minister claims only eight countries have so far expressed readiness to take up to 295 people, when
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Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016
Refugee crisis flares up Diplomatic and domestic pressure increase following border closures Apart from dealing with the practical consequences of the refugee crisis, which has flared up again over... the so-called Balkan trail, as other countries also tightened up their border controls due to fears
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Central gov’t debt rises to 321.3 bln in Q4, financial aid loans at new high of 220.4 bln
Economyloans (up by 276 million) and repos (up by 190 million). The rise in the FSM loans stems from... in early December. At the end of December, FSM loans reached a new high of 220.43 billion euros making up... unchanged at 14.88 billion making up 4.6 percent of total, while repos edged up to 10 billion
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Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016
edged up to 45.1 percent in the first quarter of 2016, largely due to the ongoing deleveraging... on Tuesday confirmed the primary surplus reached 2.47 billion in the first half of the year, up 31... in June, leading the six-month figure up by 11 percent to 19.28 billion, 729 million above target
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Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
Agoraof this are difficult in Europe,” he said. “And I think in fairness to some of the governments up north that I know... that if we can come up with a durable solution, as opposed to each year or every six months having a new... and a let-up in the fiscal pressure exercised by austerity was by no means revolutionary, nor indeed
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Rating agencies concur in improved prospects for Greece
Economythe legislation of fiscal measures up to 2020 as a development that will sustain the fiscal... the board, the agencies agree will secure the fiscal performance and the fiscal targets up to 2020 which... years of stagnation, growth is expected to significantly pick up in the short term, beginning from
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Newsletter 132
and the ability that Athens has to build up a cash buffer between now and August 2018, allowing... percent for anyone earning up to 10,000 euros. The third item of legislation that a New Democracy... of the year, overall expenditure went up by 527 million euros to 32.81 billion euros. Interest payments
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
the issuance of 70,000 pensions by year end. In the draft budget, the Finance Ministry outlines that up... for this purpose, up to September. Adding to Greek authorities’ woes, unpaid taxes reached 1.07... and tobacco, transport, and housing. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1 percent in September, up
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Adoptions fall by 18.5 pct in 2016 as recent decline continues
Societythe information was made available, children born out of wedlock make up the majority of those who were put up for adoption. Adoptees in this category fell by 9.1 percent year-on-year. Children born within a married unit who were subsequently put up for adoption declined by 53.8 percent in 2016
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A year of risk and reward for Greece
Agora, with growth expected to pick up in 2018 as confidence returns, boosting investment and consumption... be an exit from the programme, which they expect to be followed up by a fourth bailout. Their doubts... been like a prisoner in solitary confinement, told when to wake up, what to eat, how to exercise
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