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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Athens encouraged by terms for new round of Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyplays in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, analysts note. According to the statement made... in the negotiations. Discussions on other issues of the Cyprus problem will take place in parallel.... will engage with all the involved sides (the guarantor powers and the EU) to prepare a “common document
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As East Med tension remains, Athens also keeps eye on Turkish actions in Aegean
Foreign PolicyGreek Politicsanalysts, though, are now questioning whether Athens underestimated the problem, while political opponents accused the government of exaggerating the problem in the run-up to elections. Asked to comment... the conservatives are willing to engage in talks with Turkey but only in calm and tension-free atmosphere. He
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Freedom, the populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February... in third place. The social democrats saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap... half of 2015, and therefore a dangerous alternative than to engage with PASOK and its more
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Words will always hurt
Agorathis period. That’s why it was so appalling to hear Greece’s prime minister engage in this type... Attlee, replied: "He talked about it." The potential words have to inspire people and drive events... as battering rams in Greece’s daily political battle. On finding out that SYRIZA leader Alexis
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Newsletter 42 - 11/09/2015
to concentrate his fire on New Democracy, PASOK and Potami. The problem with such a tactic, though.... The June headline figure is the second lowest reading this year. The non-seasonally adjusted figure saw... scenario for the four core banks. Although the binding scenario was the baseline, the Greek banks
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PASOK sees post-leadership election boost as Androulakis unveils shadow cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsdisillusionment in the political system’s capacity to address the problem. Two opinion polls released... which saw Nikos Androulakis confirmed as leader after a largely civilised contest. The projections... to 40 pct who say poverty numbers would be worse outside the common currency. This finding appears
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Another austerity fighter to bite the dust
Agoraand depositors during the re-organisation. Those who saw part of their investment disappear have complained... involving, or led by, international institutions (like the IMF and the ESM). The problem... Yanis Varoufakis has not been a winning recipe for litigants. This does not stop people from trying
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Newsletter 311 - 08/10/2021
party saw its majority in Parliament shrink slightly this week. Although the dismissal of one... could pose a problem for Mitsotakis, especially as the next general elections will be held under... representation system that will award bonus seats to the winning party.
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Insurgent campaign from Kasselakis puts shock SYRIZA leadership win in touching distance
PoliticsGreek Politicsfollowing Greece’s civil war and during the military dictatorship. Some SYRIZA officials saw this not only... part in parliamentary debates. This is a problem that PASOK encountered when it elected Nikos... to the point that he now stands a good chance of winning the party leadership on Sunday – a prospect
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