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Signs of recovery, improved tourism season visible in Sept budget data as revenues beat target by 943 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance up to September landed at a deficit of 5.96 billion euros, compared with a deficit of 7.01 billion in the same period last year, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Friday. The primary balance was above the target in the 2022-2025 Medium
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Primary cash deficit reduced to 5.72 bln in Sept as revenues climb
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros in the first nine months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 7.01 billion in the same
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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Coalition's feud with shipowner shows no sign of de-escalation
PoliticsGreek Politicsand it is clear that the government is prepared to engage in a public battle with Marinakis, who..., lies and orders of a businessman who has been charged with drug dealing,” the statement added. One
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Mitsotakis mixes old hands and technocrats to stamp reformist bent on cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicswas characterised by a reluctance to engage in open conflict with entrenched ND factions, notably...-on experience dealing with the banking sector of George Zavvos, one of three deputy finance ministers
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agora. The failure to engage young people in safe behaviour has gradually dawned on policymakers... a frustratingly hectoring and tone-deaf approach to dealing with resistance to the rules, and a lack
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Govt plays down Omicron threat despite wariness and high Covid death rate
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Parliament ahead of a debate and vote before Christmas, the government does not want to engage... strategy in dealing with the pandemic has been a total a success. “The pandemic could have literally
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Athens fears Middle East instability, joins others to push for change in EU's Syria policy
PoliticsForeign Policyhumanitarian activities in Damascus. Additionally, some Western countries have appointed envoys to engage... of humanitarian aid delivery as well as dealing with growing refugee flows. “The strain
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Tsipras launches attack on New Democracy as reactions to lockdown mount
PoliticsGreek Politicsof receiving a government contract. As an extreme example of alleged shady government dealings, Tsipras... described an “image of decadence” emerging from the government’s dealings with “figures
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SYRIZA accuses ND of covering for cronyism in wake of MP's expulsion
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe business dealings of the recently expelled New Democracy MP Andreas Patsis continue to attract criticism for the ruling party. Opposition SYRIZA is accusing PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis of a long... reports and parliamentary questions on the subject of his business dealings. The opposition party has
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