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  1. Primary surplus at 6.5 bln up to August as taxes continue strong trend

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance landed at a surplus of 6.5 billion euros up to August, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Tuesday. The primary balance came in at 1.51 billion euros above the target. I...

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  2. Spree of media deals puts spotlight back on ownership issues

    Society

    the monopoly on print press distribution, and was already at an advanced stage of licensing a new TV channel, ONE TV, when he purchased MEGA. The MEGA deal follows Marinakis’s bid to purchase... platform Nova TV, which owns the broadcast rights for most of the Greek football SuperLeague

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  3. Thinking outside of the box

    Agora

    of accusations about who is genuinely in favour of a free press. The government’s tender for national TV... been held, making Greece the only European Union country not to have auctioned TV permits. Instead... been one of the fundamental reasons for a shocking erosion of trust in Greek TV stations. According

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  4. The arduous road of privatisation in Greece
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Agora

    to implement such an asset disposal programme against the backdrop of distressed markets and adverse

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  5. Moody's sees 1.2 pct growth in Greece next year but highlights political risk

    Economy

    of the year against a backdrop of delayed official sector disbursements. Commenting

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  6. Coalition sets bar low for presidential vote, opts for pre-election rhetoric

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Against this backdrop, which suggests that Greece is moving closer to snap general polls, the language

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  7. Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders

    EconomyProgramme

    Eurozone finance ministers are due to meet again on Monday to discuss a possible compromise between Greece and its lenders but these talks continue against a backdrop of pressing funding needs for Athens. Starting from this month, Greece has to pay a total of 1.6 billion euros, which comprises 0.7

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  8. Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Agora

    to this week’s court decision – even tampered with it. Against this backdrop, it is very difficult to see

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  9. Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    fields against the backdrop of an interesting geopolitical triangle that includes Cyprus. However

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  10. Tsipras caught between social tension and lenders' pressure as talks begin

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek bailout. Their visit comes against a backdrop of increasing social tension. Protests by farmers

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