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Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTechnical University of Athens (NTUA). Professor Christos Makropoulos confirmed that Attica is in a drought
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SYRIZA has makings of pact with Independent Greeks but To Potami not on board yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith Greece heading towards February's presidential vote and possibly a general election after that, one of the main dilemmas facing SYRIZA is who it could govern with. One of the options open to the leftists is an unlikely alliance with the Independent...
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Lack of clarity across the board highlights review impasse
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere appeared little chance of any progress in the talks between Greece and its lenders on Thursday as it emerged that Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis would not be attending the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG). Efimerida ton Syntakton news...
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FinMin tables recovery budget, foreseeing across-the-board improvement in key numbers
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Finance Ministry submitted to Parliament on Monday the draft budget for 2022 in which Greece is seen leaving behind the impact of the pandemic. The nominal GDP is expected to recover above the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 and the budget paves the way...
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Across-the-board price hikes bring CPI rise of 10.2 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued its record-breaking rise in April, increasing by 10.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), after rising by 8.9 percent in March, according to the data released on Tuesday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT...
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policyof President Trump, diplomatic sources acknowledge. Libya One country that is at the centre of interest for both Athens and Washington is Libya. The US is already including the North African country in a 4+1..., Turkey and Libya, aiming at resolving maritime disputes and, more specifically, the delimitation
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France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom
PoliticsForeign Policyand delivering practical solutions. Renewed engagement with Libya The visit of Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday to Tripoli, Libya, marked a significant step in revitalising bilateral... was another key topic during Monday’s talks. Gerapetritis noted that flows from western Libya to Greece
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Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
Economyrevenue targets included revenues of 884 million euros from the first two instalments of the new
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of 2.18 billion euros was 1.5 billion lower than
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
Societysector was 884 euros in 2016 compared to 1,054 euros in 2008. In the public sector, despite falling
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