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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. 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... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came... million euros. Bank of Greece funding was unchanged month-on-month at 1.44 billion. Guarantees

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  3. Athens hoping for period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations after PM's talks with Erdogan
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    two hours at Erdogan’s presidential mansion. Disagreements on bilateral issues were discussed during... of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine as well as on the management of refugee flows. On the bilateral... not to create tension over bilateral issues. Also, the Greek side is focusing on the so-called

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  4. Athens gears up for exploratory talks with Ankara after long hiatus
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    test bilateral relations, but also the stamina of the Greek political system. For the first time... for Bilateral Political & Maritime-Aviation-Border Affairs at the Turkish Foreign Ministry. His deputy, Barış... expressed confidence that this issue could be resolved through bilateral political talks

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  5. Athens reaches out to Moscow while keeping eye on Ankara
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and enhancing bilateral relations. On the issue of energy, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei... in all bilateral formats, in all multilateral formats, in order to reconcile different approaches... to further develop cooperation between our countries both in a bilateral format and on international

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  6. Greek-Turkish relations at standstill as Athens counters Ankara's claims
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Turkey has completely cut off bilateral talks with Greece following a relevant decision... wanted a foreign policy that “had strong character”. Ankara has not only cut off bilateral talks... on the further enhancement of bilateral trade, economy, and tourist projects due on June 24 has also been

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  7. Athens poised for new round of talks with Turkey
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    is insisting to upgrade the nature of bilateral talks by renaming them unilaterally “consultive... the continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone, but all bilateral problems. For that reason... secretary, Themistoklis Demiris and Turkey’s deputy Foreign Minister, Sedat Onal, who is also head

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  8. ANEL leader under scrutiny due to party unrest, questions over refugee funds
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Independent Greeks (ANEL) party and the revelation that European anti-corruption authorities... portrayed as a matter he is prepared to quit the coalition over. Despite his threat, two of ANEL’s seven... with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). There is a sense that ANEL, a party founded during

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  9. Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The coalition lost another MP on Tuesday, when Independent Greeks (ANEL) deputy Giorgos Lazaridis.... Another ANEL MP, Dimitris Kammenos, was ousted from the party when he voted in favour of the censure... MPs (145 from SYRIZA, 7 from ANEL) in the 300-seat Parliament, leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

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  10. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

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    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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