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Strong VAT, income tax revenue and restrained spending drive strong primary surplus in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 9.45 billion euros up to September, compared to a surplus of 8.76 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on M...
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To Potami's rise and Golden Dawn's strife shake things up for May vote
PoliticsGreek Politics, the presenter of Mega TV’s Protagonistes (Protagonists) weekly show, announced earlier this month that he... not add anything to Greek politics with his vaguely centrist message. The TV presenter, whose documentary... the kind of momentum the party would have if it achieved a strong showing in this year’s European
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To Potami aims for rapid rise to third spot in Greek elections
PoliticsGreek Politicspresenting popular current affairs programmes on TV and is seen as, at least, non-offensive by most... cooperate. A GPO poll for Mega TV last month indicated that 59.3 percent of Greeks would like the next... party. This has given To Potami a strong chance of coming third in the snap elections, although
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Tsipras needs to sign a deal, but which one?
Agora. A GPO poll for Mega TV appeared to suggest there is no real dilemma for Tsipras as the majority.... GPO poll for Mega TV If choice is bad deal & stay in € or no deal & leave €, what would you choose.... The argument that not agreeing to a “bad deal” would create an even worse situation has strong merits
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SYRIZA and New Democracy neck-and-neck as post-election scenarios become clearer
PoliticsGreek Politicsby GPO for Mega TV that drew the most attention as it was the first during this election campaign to put New Democracy in the lead, although by just 0.3 percentage points. GPO poll for Mega TV ND 25.3... life in opposition from a strong base and without having to endure the political cost
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Mitsotakis, Konstantopoulou intending to test Tsipras's mettle
PoliticsGreek Politics. Speaking during a lengthy interview on Mega TV on Tuesday night, Mitsotakis called the situation... speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou told Skai TV that she is considering launching her own political movement... a better chance of doing this at the next elections. She has a strong appeal among young voters, who
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Break in bailout talks leaves question mark over their conclusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the programme and that its demands should be met. "We fully agree with the IMF on the need for a strong... there is an all sides for concessions to be made then even this target remains in doubt. TV licenses.... The tender sets the starting price for bids for national TV licenses at 3 million euros each
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Government caught between milestones and corruption claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrong growth in 2017. It seems more likely at the moment that the prime minister would hang on and see... into corruption scandals that could prove fatal for its time in office. The TV permits scandal does not look... on September 30 to discuss whether the TV permit tender was in line with the constitution. A negative
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Coalition guards unity as Tsipras briefs opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicscomments with Gennimata in front of the TV cameras. The government immediately dismissed the claim made... chief’s questioning of some Greek ministers met with a strong response from government spokesman... to create rifts within the government. Tzanakopoulos argued on Skai TV that the institutions
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Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP
PoliticsGreek Politics, where there have been some strong reactions against the settlement with the Former Yugoslav Republic... it will have to vote on it in Greek Parliament. The now independent lawmaker told Skai TV... said in a TV interview on Tuesday night that his party will not approved the agreement with Skopje
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