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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF... during the first nine months of the year. Personal income tax (PIT) was below target by 763 million
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern
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General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came
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Tear gas instead of vaccines
Agora, strong police presence, mounted police, special forces on high alert, with police dogs and in special... after that. The day before the announced protest, the state leadership decided that the protest may... Stevanovic, and musician and rapper Zlatan Čordić Zlatko, who spoke at the protest, were arrested
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
Societypresented by Mitsotakis harks back in part to the Diamantopoulou reforms, with a strong emphasis... to force action on the issue. So far there has been no strong indication that this will take place... a very strong wind of change to effect lasting reform of the Greek university system. Passing
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agorathat neighbouring markets may be more fickle than originally thought. Exports from the Greek gas grid almost... infrastructure. The alignment of interest between Greek policy makers and commercial players may also... in Elica, the developer of the GREGY interconnector. In May 2023 the two companies signed an MoU
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Strong tax performance and underspend push primary surplus up to 3.15 bln in May
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 3.15 billion euros in May, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday. Up to May, the primary... euros. The budget balance up to May showed a deficit of 580 million euros, from a 1.12-billion-euro
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Budget execution shows primary surplus of 711 mln, 503 mln ahead of target
EconomyMacroeconomydata released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Thursday. The state budget deficit to May... from +390 million to April). The monthly figures show a primary deficit of 335 million in May, which is lower than the 495 million recorded in April. In contrast, the May budget deficit stood at 839
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Car sales remain strong, rising by 3.3% YoY up to May
EconomyMacroeconomyVehicles going into circulation for the first time had gains of 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May...) data released on Tuesday. In May 2025, licences had jumped by 16.3 percent annually. Car sales in May came to 26,897 compared to 26,051 in 2025, a rise of 3.2 percent. Motorcycle licences were up
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