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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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Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020
regarding its intentions to engage in a dialogue with Greece within the framework of the so–called... encouraged extremists and that New Democracy even saw GD as a potential future ally, which is why... shows deficit of 7.01 bln September figures show decline in revenues On a monthly basis, net revenues
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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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Hitman's furlough and investment complications pose new problems for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government found itself dealing with multiple crises of a very different nature on Friday. The first concerns the release of the November 17 urban guerrilla group’s hitman Dimitris Koufodinas from prison on a two-day furlough on Thursday. The decision, taken by a parole board
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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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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered... into 158 seats in Parliament. Main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even further..., will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim of presenting
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... not engage in violence. On Thursday, the head of the committee for investigating police violence, prominent... rise for SYRIZA, which saw its backing rise to 25 pct. There was hardly any movement among
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
others saw them as legitimate pressure. The findings highlighted the government’s dilemma: appearing... MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared... the initial refusal to engage while protests continued. Farmers are due to hold a national meeting
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Covid-19 stretches health system again, putting reopening of shops in doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe fate of Dimitris Koufodinas, the convicted hitman of the November 17 urban guerrilla group... prison transfers and furloughs, which some opponents saw as being designed to allow the November 17 hitman to be moved back to a maximum-security facility and to prevent him and other convicted terrorists
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