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  1. France defence pact secures strong backing despite questions over finances, motives
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece’s defence agreement with France, including the purchase of at least three warships, received strong approval in Greek Parliament on Thursday despite becoming a point of contention between... to participate in missions abroad, suggesting that SYRIZA would not be willing to put up with body bags

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  2. Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    deficit of 1.06 billion in March, pulling back on the strong performance recorded in the two-month period... loans by 2.07 billion and EFSF/ESM/IMF loans’ redemptions of 611 million. The gross debt structure

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  3. General govt primary cash surplus at 5.93 bln in Dec, arrears fall by 584 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    category, with a strong primary cash balance of 2.05 billion euros compared to 1.53 billion in 2016... which came to 417 million euros. The figure for 2017 was nearly half that for 2016 (611 million

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  4. Construction shows first signs of recovery in 2025 as building activity rises 31.6 pct YoY in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in May 2024. The corresponding surface area also saw a strong rise of 23.5 percent YoY, while volume... in Attica (611), in line with the historical trend, and the smallest number of permits were issued

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  5. Newsletter 114 - 07/04/2017

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    that put further pressure on client demand. New export orders also contracted for the seventh... last year. On the flipside, the respective figure for the state budget fell by 611 million to reach

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  6. Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019

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    Minister, while the head of Mitsotakis's office, Stelios Petsas, might be put in charge of the General... reaffirms the strong fiscal performance over the last years, which saw the primary balance settle at 4.3.... After strong growth in recent months, June’s reading signals the lowest reading since November 2017

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  7. Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ’s] modern history”, a comment that prompted strong objections from SYRIZA officials. Interior... amendment they had proposed and said they would back a framework put forward by two widely respected... vote by assuring this section of the electorate that he is strong on their hot button issues

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  8. Government tests cross-party consensus with postal vote amendment
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    , put forward objections to the constitutionality of the original proposal, which were backed by all... sides to clarify their position. Marriage equality bill The strong opposition reaction... there is a strong core of 20 MPs that will either abstain or vote against the legislation. Two

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  9. Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015

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    director Christine Lagarde would have a month before needing to report this to the board and put... with a strong degree of certainty. The same goes for something like cuts to auxiliary pensions, which... tax. Beyond that, the reforms put forward by Athens are seen as “aspirational” (in fiscal terms

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  10. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    hiring spree as charged by the opposition? Or, to put it in less adversarial terms, what is driving.... The actual number of hires by the end of the year was 7,063, which would put it marginally below the cap... to those with previous contract experience, eliciting a strong response within the Supreme Council

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