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  1. Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
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    Agora

    in Albanian politics. Rama’s statements about the EU’s ‘second-hand’ treatment of the Western Balkans during.... In the same month, Albania saw medical equipment blocked at the border with Greece under the same EU..., an airplane filled with equipment arrived in Tirana two days later from Turkey. Although Rama’s criticism has

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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. 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. Over 26 pct of young Greeks out of education, training and work - second highest in EU
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    Society

    Greece has the second highest share in the European Union of NEETs – young people aged 20-24 who are neither in employment nor in education or training – and also saw its proportion of NEETs jump...) of young people in Greece fell into the NEET category in 2015, a figure five points behind

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  5. 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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  6. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks... that he saw no “pressure” to sign a third bailout, that there would be growth next year, that he fully... during a discussion about what hope the current government can provide to young people. Samaras gave

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  7. 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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  8. Survey reveals working lives, job-finding trends of young Greeks
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    Society

    The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released the results of an ad-hoc survey which delves into the working lives of young people in Greece. The target population of the survey was those... saw it through to completion. This tended to be people who have completed tertiary education and Greek

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  9. PM sees progress on lasting dispute with Albania after Tirana visit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , Edi Rama”. Even though the Albanian side has never denied this info leaked by Dendias, his Albanian... a legal challenge by Edi Rama’s socialist party, then in opposition. The 2009 agreement... together..." he allegedly told Rama later. The visit of the Greek premier, however, was initially

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  10. Greek women having children later, young people taking longer to fly the family coop

    Society

    Greek women are having children later, young people are taking more time to depart the parental... was below the EU average of 0.76. On the left, the share of children (1–14) and right, young people (15–29) in the population The Eurostat report, entitled Being young in Europe today, is divided

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