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PASOK seeks to carve out own space as Mitsotakis speech dominates agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hoping to follow the long build-up to this Saturday’s speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair with a public relations blitz as it strives... drain and revitalising Greece’s regions. Androulakis proposed a new regional development model
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor legal migration. The government argues the package creates a “modern and effective” model... schemes with countries including India, Bangladesh and Egypt are being scaled up, though industry
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Report reveals institutions’ views on labour market reforms
EconomyProgrammeand thus enhance employability. The institutions favour a labour model of flexibility with security (flexicurity) that is applied in Denmark. The key characteristics of the Danish model include... and social dialogue. This model allows for numerical (extended use of overtime, frequent hirings
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Industrial production up 1.1 pct in Jan, first consecutive rise since Aug 2007
EconomyMacroeconomythe 3.3 percent drop posted in 2012. The moderate growth in January stems from a rise of 2 percent... production counterbalancing a drop in water supply production by 2.8 percent. The main industrial groups... percent) recorded the highest drop.
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Car registrations continue to rise; up by 9.1 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure for the four-month period exhibited a double-digit rise (+18.7 percent) compared to a drop... percent in each of the preceding three years. Overall, car registrations posted a cumulative sharp drop... percent in 2014, yet at a slower pace compared to the 6 percent drop recorded last year. Consumer
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Greek trade deficit up by 21.9 pct in May as exports sink further
EconomyMacroeconomyincreased 9.5 percent to 8.84 billion. This stems from a slight drop in imports by 0.7 percent... an increase of 7.5 percent, while exports recorded a slower drop at 4.9 percent. As a result, the underlying... lower demand from the eurozone. However, IOBE forecasts exports of goods to remain stagnant or drop
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Greek deflation shoots up to 1.7 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyto September mainly reflecting a drop in housing (-4.6 percent), health (-2.9 percent) and transport..., alcoholic beverages and tobacco, displayed an increase (+2 percent). On the flipside, the highest drop... to be revised following a shaper drop in prices in 2014.
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Building activity up by 6.2 pct in April for third straight rise
EconomyMacroeconomy, surface and volume recorded a drop by 6.3 and 3.6 percent respectively following a strong rise by more... a slower lower drop (-3.5 percent), while volume exhibited a modest growth of 1.3 percent over... in Central Macedonia (+25.8 percent) and Thessaly (+18 percent). In contrast, the biggest drop was posted
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Disposable income up by 2.6 pct in Q1 for highest reading since 2009
EconomyMacroeconomy, each coupled with a significant drop in the payments of current taxes on income and wealth by 18.6... figure of 12.66 billion euros in Q1 implies a drop by 27 percent over the last six years.... This corresponds to a decline by almost 22 percent since Q1 2009, mainly reflecting a sharp drop
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Wages index edges up 0.4 pct in Q4 of 2015
EconomyMacroeconomyafter a revised drop of 0.5 percent in Q3, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT... has dropped by 26.5 percent. For the private sector, the notable drop over this 5-year period...) and administrative and support service activities (+11.6 percent). In contrast, three sectors showed a drop
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