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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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Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
Agorain Albanian politics. Rama’s statements about the EU’s ‘second-hand’ treatment of the Western Balkans during..., an airplane filled with equipment arrived in Tirana two days later from Turkey. Although Rama’s criticism has... immunization plan in January, Rama criticized the EU “for thinking only for itself.” According to him
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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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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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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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Greece and Albania seek path to resolving stack of differences
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAthens can put faith in Rama as an honest interlocutor. For example, in a recent address to members... by Prime Minister Edi Rama. Monday’s rally demanded compensation for members of the Cham community who... leader and current premier Rama Albania's treatment of the ethnic Greek minority, the compensation
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Beleri case dents Greek-Albanian relations, puts progress on hold
PoliticsForeign Policythat Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama does not appear willing to cooperate with the Greek government... the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial. Athens seems put out by Albanian authorities... Rama, on the sidelines of NATO Summit, in Vilnius but with no concrete results. Athens believes
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ESI up to 101.8 in November, consumer confidence rises for sixth straight month, jumping by 2.5 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 0.8 points to 101.8 in November from 101 in October, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... a score of 96.8 was noted for November. Compared to November 2017, the ESI has risen by 3.2 points
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Consumer confidence hits 19-year high, ESI highest since 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) strengthened by 3.1 points in August to reach 108.4 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. As of August’s reading, the index has remained above..., when the index reached 109.1. Compared to August 2018, the ESI has increased by 3.7 points. Consumer
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