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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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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyresuming a negative trend (-18.0 percent in October after a strong 26.2 percent rise in September) also... to the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid... of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros
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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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Greek position on Kosovo scrutinised after Council of Europe vote
PoliticsForeign PolicyRecent developments have put Greece’s position on Kosovo under the spotlight, although Athens... advisor to the Greek Prime Minister, Thanos Dokos said that "Greece's position has not changed”. “I... very difficult times for Belgrade,” Dokos noted. “Both sides must take steps and fulfil
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Bulgaria's Covid-19 vaccination fiasco: excessive risks, mediocre results
Agorawas it then that Bulgaria decided to ignore prudent practice and put all of its eggs in one basket... of the price tag the Bulgarian government had put on its citizens. These are the savings from choosing... Biotech and India’s Bharat Biotech. A question of price While the exact prices the different vaccine
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
awaiting repairs could be put into service immediately. The claim was rejected by Infrastructure... Christos Staikouras last Friday. SYRIZA was reacting to the insolvency bill put before the House, which... paved the way for the protection of primary residences, initially put in place in 2010 in the form
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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... Stevanovic, and musician and rapper Zlatan Čordić Zlatko, who spoke at the protest, were arrested... who take to the streets en masse every Wednesday, constituting one of the most massive demonstrations
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Newsletter 177 -05/10/2018
with the argument that Athens has put forward, which is based on the better health of its public finances and the fact that the 2017 primary surplus target was beaten, a performance... which is a key gauge of how much they can put aside in terms of provisions in their efforts
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