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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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Mitsotakis seals alliance with Drassi, targets role of unifier
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday that the small pro-business party Drassi is to come under its umbrella. The cooperation... as a surprise as Mitsotakis’s policies are similar to those proposed by Drassi. The alliance between the two.... Drassi has gradually waned since being founded by former Economy and Finance Minister Stefanos Manos
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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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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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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyel Mangus with whom he has frequent personal contacts. In fact Dendias organised last week a working... with the participation of el Mangus. This was the first time Greece participated in a meeting on Libya, which aimed
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Mitsotakis treads carefully as pupils protest Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek Politics, to make it clear that his party does not condone the closing down of schools, but that it does have... are against the Macedonia name deal, but at the same time to show that he does not condone extreme
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To Potami takes next step in mission to become key political player in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicssigning Greece’s first bailout agreement in 2010. Liberal parties such as Drassi and Dimiourgia Xana... – at least for the time being - was emphasised by the recent decision of Drassi vice president
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Outdoor gatherings with hint of protest raise concerns over relaxation of lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicshave attributed a political flavour to the events, there are hints that the evidence of growing... of distancing guidelines. However, no mainstream political forces have condoned the gatherings, instead
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Opposition to vaccines hardens, revealing deep rift in public attitudes
PoliticsGreek Politics. In a watershed moment in November 2020, the prime minister used a derogatory slang term (“psekasmenoi”, which
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