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  1. 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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  2. Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the leading candidate in a handful of polling centres in the regional vote. In Thessaloniki, Golden Dawn’s...The first round of local elections on Sunday reinforced the belief that the threat of Golden Dawn... governorship. In the municipal elections, there were several electoral precincts where Golden Dawn got

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  3. 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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  4. Consumer confidence hits 19-year high, ESI highest since 2007
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) strengthened by 3.1 points in August to reach 108.4 points..., when the index reached 109.1. Compared to August 2018, the ESI has increased by 3.7 points. Consumer.... Industry confidence declined by 1.1 points month-on-month to stand at 0.6 points. Year-on-year

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  5. Golden Dawn fallout forces Samaras into balancing act between country and party

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    rapper by a Golden Dawn member means that his immediate concern is to confront the rise of the far right... of a polarised atmosphere in which Golden Dawn’s extremism has not looked that out of place. Equally, the government’s failure to ensure that the police and judiciary dealt efficiently with Golden Dawn’s

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  6. 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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  7. Newsletter 212 -28/06/2019

    Newsletters

    to June 2018, the ESI has fallen by 1.1 points. Consumer confidence improved by 1.7 points month..., Golden Dawn, Greek Solution and MeRA25. New Democracy would get 156 seats, SYRIZA 75, KINAL 22, KKE 16, MeRA25 11, Golden Dawn 10 and Greek Solution 10. A Metron Analysis poll published in Sunday’s

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  8. Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
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    Agora

    Draped across Golden Dawn party offices in a northern Athens suburb, a large white banner proudly... of them voted for Golden Dawn because they wanted someone big and strong to stand up to the political.... In September, a Golden Dawn member stabbed to death an anti-fascist rapper, Pavlos Fyssas, in a Piraeus

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  9. Golden Dawn to compete in EP elections but its longer term future is unclear

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of rapper Pavlos Fyssas stalled its rise. Golden Dawn is now polling between 6 and 9 percent and its... up: Golden Dawn will take part in the contest. The Supreme Court decided over the weekend... in the elections, many of which will only receive a handful of votes. Golden Dawn, under investigation

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  10. What brought down Golden Dawn?
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    Society

    The Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn burst onto the parliamentary scene overnight in 2012... in the intervening period. Golden Dawn’s leadership remain on trial for forming a criminal organisation...-nationalist parties. While there is undoubtedly cause for celebration in the defeat of Golden Dawn

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