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Newsletter 177 -05/10/2018
with the argument that Athens has put forward, which is based on the better health of its public finances and the fact that the 2017 primary surplus target was beaten, a performance... which is a key gauge of how much they can put aside in terms of provisions in their efforts
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK...The results of the second round of local elections, held on Sunday, put a substantially different complexion on the political picture that had been formed following the first round, as New Democracy
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Government being tested on multiple fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicscome from the private University of Nicosia in partnership with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners regarding the creation of a private medical school in Greece. CVC is already invested in the Greek
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Athens prepares new primary residences proposal after finding common ground with banks
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government and local banks are reportedly making progress in their discussions about how to replace the Katseli law, which expires at the end of the month, with a new framework for protecting primary residences from foreclosure. The two sides ...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politicson wage maturities If this proves to be correct, the government faces a challenge in finding... and even then it can only be put towards one-off measures, not those of a permanent fiscal nature... program review being carried out by the troika. It has struggled to reach this amount so finding
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New Democracy and PASOK ponder next moves after election defeat
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefeats for New Democracy and PASOK in Sunday’s elections look like triggering developments in both parties over the next few weeks. Despite Antonis Samaras’s attempt to put on a brave face when... (with 4.68 percent it was beaten by Independent Greeks into seventh place among the seven parties
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Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader
PoliticsGreek Politicsconference but not an emergency congress where ND’s leadership could be put to a vote. This position... challenge following her failed attempt in 2009, when she was beaten by Samaras. One of the interesting
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The men who would be prime ministers
Agora2004. He was undeterred by the fact that when the snap polls came in 2007 his party was beaten again... not been completed and the refugee crisis is in full flow? Being put in charge of these twin crises would
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