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Competing claims and narratives in Eastern Mediterranean
AgoraOne hot day in the summer of 1847, 19-year-old British soldier William Mills decided to take a dive in the Ionian Sea to cool down. Unfortunately for him, he was attacked and killed by a shark. A couple of years later, Greece’s national poet, Dionysios Solomos, inspired by that tragic incident
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Current account shows deficit of 874.5 mln in July as travel receipts disappoint
EconomyMacroeconomyof July according to these figures. Travel payments came to 60.6 million, also down 73.7 percent
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Travel balance falls by 85.1 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomyby 72 percent to around 165,000. Those from France were down by 81.5 percent with around 52,800
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Seventh post-bailout review completed, lenders flag up state arrears and unpaid pensions
EconomyProgrammeof pensions. The report estimates that the support measures to date are broken down by 3.1 billion
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Athens "Great Walk" plan scaled back amid criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsregeneration of the crowded and run-down Athens city centre back yet again. SYRIZA woes On the national
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 5.48 bln in August
EconomyMacroeconomyrefunds came to 3.33 billion euros, above target by 505 million euros. Broken down by category, taxes
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EU migration pact meets with lukewarm reception in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsis the most high-profile action to date, following the ND government’s pledge to crack down on NGOs
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek Politics700 schools have been shut down by students ostensibly protesting the lack of extra teaching staff
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PMI rises to 50 points in September, signalling stabilisation
EconomyMacroeconomyinventories down in an effort to reduce costs. In September, business confidence was positive albeit below
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Unemployment drops to 16.8 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomydown by age group, the largest annual drop in unemployment was seen in the 45-54 years age group
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