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High expectations and landmarks on road to privatisations in 2018
EconomyProgrammein which HCAP is a majority shareholder, the review by HCAP of the boards of ELTA and OASA as well
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe reallocated to represent expat voters. Evros retraction German magazine Der Spiegel’s decision
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProtection Authority, while several expat Greeks have filed separate lawsuits against the Greek state
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
AgoraAs an American expat in Europe, it is a familiar quadrennial exercise to be called upon to explain to friends, colleagues, and even random strangers in shops why America elected who they did as president. The reasons this year are both complex and simple. Complex, because there was a general sense
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first, and rather tepid, televised debate ahead of the September 20 elections is unlikely to have made a significant impact on the contest. The rigid format, which saw the seven party leaders taking part answer questions from journalists on pre-agre...
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
SocietyA survey on fake news and disinformation, conducted by the European Commission, has revealed the general mistrust that Greeks have of their news media, as well as the perceived impact of fake news. The results were based on phone interviews with 26,576 ...
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Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow
EconomyMacroeconomyloans by 2.07 billion and EFSF/ESM/IMF loans’ redemptions of 611 million. The gross debt structure
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Primary budget surplus 923 mln short of target in Jan as revenues fall by 18.4 pct
Economyto 622 million, slightly above the 611 million target. One of the first interventions announced
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Reported widening of revenue shortfall in Feb as liquidity worries persist
Economyin January and stood at 622 million, slightly above target of 611 million. Lower income from
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General govt primary cash surplus falls to 2.6 bln in 2-month, arrears up for second month
EconomyMacroeconomy. In contrast, the respective figure for the state budget dropped by 611 million to 1.63 billion
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