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  1. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

    Agora

    Greece 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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  2. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The 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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  3. General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’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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  4. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The 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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  5. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
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    Agora

    to allow privately-owned Huawei equipment to be used in its forthcoming mobile telephony 5G wireless... of Vodafone and Telefónica O2 operating in Germany have built the 4G network with Huawei infrastructure equipment. All three companies have long-term strategic partnerships with Huawei. The transfer

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  6. Personal responsibility and public healthcare: Greece on a wing and a prayer
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    Agora

    health care, lack of modern units, limited use of new technology, an almost total absence of control... clapping from the sidelines would applaud a cardboard cut-out of the prime minister while claiming... in Italy and Spain, Greeks are being called upon to go onto their balconies each evening and applaud

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  7. House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
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    Agora

    exclusive road. But a symbol of ancient democracy and a product of modern political corruption... Greece became an unintended monument to the modern era of post-dictatorship Greek politics when theft... a way to measure people’s units of thought, they would discover that the British think in pints

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  8. Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month

    Economy

    to the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros

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  9. For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
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    Agora

    that New Democracy and PASOK refuse to accept the end of the most tumultuous and costly period in modern... tax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand

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  10. Clash over institutional interference primes political mood ahead of local elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with Chinese officials over Huawei’s efforts to counter US efforts aimed at limiting the telecom giant’s expansion. The claims were made in the wake of a New York Times article that alleged Huawei’s.... Georgiadis denied having any kind of inappropriate relationship with Huawei and insisted that he

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