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PM burnishes conservative credentials with focus on day-to-day issues, law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso pledges to fight what he calls the “deep state”, which he hints is standing in the way.... The ND leader argued that his critics offer no true alternative other than to unseat the government
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Podcast - Wake up poll: Euro elections jolt Greek politics
Agora. The ruling centre-right party, New Democracy, performed worse than opinion polls had suggested and fell below... hints at cabinet reshuffle after EU vote disappointment - Reuters Where did all the far-right votes
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PASOK leadership debate highlights tensions as SYRIZA unites briefly for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe six candidates in the PASOK leadership contest squared off in a televised debate focussed more on loyalties rather than policies, delivering no clear winner but offering some hints of the rivals’ strengths and weaknesses. Unusually for the present circumstances, more unity was on show in SYRIZA
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New Democracy sees glimmer of hope in polls following support measures
PoliticsGreek Politicspct. Course for Freedom slides to third place with 11 pct, 1.7 points lower than the previous... declarations as well as to the financial crime prosecutor, which they claim hints at the existence
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PM hits back at labour reform critics, defends 13-hour working days
PoliticsGreek Politics- an admission that hints at disillusionment even within the ruling party’s base. The poll paints... vacuum rather than a clear alternative. Public sentiment toward Mitsotakis is increasingly wary: 59.8
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Greek C/A deficit shrinks by 17 pct in April as imports drop faster than exports
EconomyMacroeconomypercent respectively. In absolute numbers though, the drop in imports was higher than that in exports... by 211 million and lower services surplus by 184 million more than offsetting an narrowing... 1.9 times higher than exports, at 12.55 and 6.72 billion respectively, the goods’ deficit improved
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Current account deficit more than halves to 708 mln in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's current account (C/A) deficit more than halved to 708.1 million euros in March from 1.48...’ deficit by 438 million and an increase in the secondary income surplus by 99 million. This more than... and a rise in the primary and secondary income balances by 487 and 170 million respectively more than
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Primary cash surplus more than doubles to 2.8 bln in first half of 2016
EconomyMacroeconomy. The monthly balance figure also remained positive at 101 million euros in June but more than halved... deficit stood at 318 million more than doubled from last year’s figure of 147 million. The improvement.... It should be noted though that the accounting method of MoF is different than the one applied
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Poll spells worse trouble for PM than concerns of party turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicsor a referendum would be a better option than coalition MPs approving the deal in Parliament... meeting on Sunday. Rather than a move that could threaten the government’s stability, Sunday’s... that overall the coalition is mostly interested in remaining in power rather than fulfilling its
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Employment balance records 33,620 more hirings than departures in June
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance remained in positive territory in June with 33,620 more hirings than... was recorded for those aged 30-44, where 6,259 more departures than hirings took place. Broken down..., the employment balance showed 298,171 more hirings than departures. Ergani noted that the balance
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