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Contraction of 0.1 pct in Q4 sees 2018 GDP fall slightly below target at 1.9 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyby 7.5 percent, meaning that the initial figures for 2018 have beaten this estimate. Imports of goods... to the corresponding quarter last year, private consumption increased by 1.1 percent in Q4 and matched the YoY rise of 1.1 percent noted in Q3. General government consumption rose by 1.5 percent QoQ and declined
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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... set up to monitor police violence, headed by constitutional expert Nikos Alivizatos, has wound-up
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek health system is preparing for a tough autumn, as surging hospitalisations are set... of the Delta variant. The increased pressure on hospitals coincides with impending deadline set... administration it was a botched evacuation effort which led to dozens of deaths during the Mati fire of 2018
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Strong set of 2024 fiscal data provides space for voter-friendly handout package
EconomyMacroeconomyof a surprise handout package worth 1.1 billion euros in support and public investments. The methodology... booked a 1.1 billion euros surplus. General government expenditure came to 113.93 billion euros, from
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis summer (due to the fatal Mati wildfire) and the announcement on Monday that Panos Skourletis would... at the moment. The role of the emergency services in dealing with the Mati fire has been under severe... a set of fiscal expansionary measures (SYRIZA-friendly Avgi newspaper suggested on Tuesday
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Take your seats
Agora, Greek authorities proved inept in tackling the deadly wildfire in Mati, on the outskirts of Athens... set to donate the hospital to the Greek state) at the expense of the other four bidders. On the same... was strongly criticised for the Mati disaster. To be clear, Tsipras’s goal at the next elections
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis cast gloves aside as pre-election fight gets personal
PoliticsGreek Politics, ministers set out how taxpayers will be able to settle debts to the tax office, social security... summer, not long after the wildfire in Mati claimed more than 100 lives, Tsipras took a short break... by a helicopter owned by the media boss. “Last August you were not mourning for Mati,” said Tsipras. “You were
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Newsletter 372 - 03/03/2023
. It will not be lost on the main opposition party, SYRIZA, that it paid a heavy price for the fire in Mati... the impression that their shortcomings contributed to such a high death toll at Mati... euros set aside in the budget for energy subsidies will not be needed, meaning it could be redirected
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PMI falls to 46.9 pts in June in ten straight months of contraction
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI eased by 1.1 points to 46.9 in June from 48 in May, according to Markit.... A marked decline, the highest over the past two years, was also recorded in the quantity of raw... displayed an increase on the average purchase prices mostly reflecting higher raw material prices
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Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015
bailout programme by the end of November. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has set this date as his... their concerns with the party leadership. For Tsipras, it will also be his first attempt to set out... set of interventions in the product markets and business environment that were either included
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