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Draft budget contains two scenarios on pensions, charts course within agreed fiscal targets
EconomyMacroeconomygrowth next year’s goal can be achieved under certain circumstances. The council raises some concerns... property tax and lower social insurance contributions. They are worth 263 and 229 million respectively
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Athens prepares for Erdogan visit, high-level talks with Turkish officials
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the delegation to visit Western Thrace as was the case in previous visits, when Turkish officials met with representatives of the Muslim minority in Greece. The limited time of Erdogan’s visit... with third countries. First, Erdogan’s visit to Berlin and the diplomatic tension he caused with his
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Credit in Greece contracts by 3.5 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomystraight month. Net deductions eased to 263 million euros in August from 322 million in July... dragging loan supply. The latest figures provided by the BoG governor Yannis Stournaras show that NPLs
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June primary cash surplus at 6.49 bln as revenue increase offsets higher expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomy. The latest figure is the first time since January this year that aggregate expenditure has increased year... euros in June, improving from May’s deficit of 263 million. Compared to June last year, when
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ICU shortages provide opposition with fodder in political battle over Covid-19 strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Thessaloniki, which is currently at the epicentre of the latest wave. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias took... with Covid-19 being treated in ICUs came to 263. In his comments, Kikilias focussed on the perilous situation
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Erdogan makes forceful start to visit, catches Athens off guard
PoliticsForeign Policyof a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called for the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which... developments, needs a revision if you will,” he said. “This revision is not only for Turkey but also.... The Turkish president is due to visit Thrace on Friday for the first time since 2005. The unusual
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EU Commissioner's visit to islands highlights divisions over management of migrant centres
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA high-level visit to the islands of the northern Aegean, designed to showcase progress on building.... On Monday this week, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson paid a one-day visit...” – in a blog post prior to her visit she had stressed that the centres “will not be closed
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Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammenext month. The lenders will first have to inspect the latest budget execution data for this year.... If this is a case, there will have to be an assessment on the volume of the overperformance and how this can be used. The aim will be to ensure that the government can submit its draft budget to Parliament
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Back from the brink: What next for Greece's property market?
EconomyFeaturescontinued to come from overseas property buyers flocking to buy holiday homes at discount prices. But outside events can impact movement on the ground. As the pound continues to lose value post-Brexit... falling, and then rose again after the country’s referendum. Many of those looking to buy don’t
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Newsletter 358 - 11/11/2022
and media owners who may think they can blackmail or dictate to the government, changing... and Kathimerini, controlled by the Alafouzos family, adopted the PM’s line that the latest claims were... of activity stoked by the latest revelations, Mitsotakis is attempting to move on and refocus
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