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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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Athens hoping for period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations after PM's talks with Erdogan
PoliticsForeign Policytwo 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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Athens gears up for exploratory talks with Ankara after long hiatus
PoliticsForeign Policytest 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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Athens reaches out to Moscow while keeping eye on Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyand 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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Greek-Turkish relations at standstill as Athens counters Ankara's claims
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey 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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Athens poised for new round of talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyis 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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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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ANEL adds to uncertainty over Macedonia name deal and its political impact
PoliticsGreek Politicsshow on Tuesday night, a spokesman for the junior coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL.... Theodoros Tosounidis did not rule out the possibility of ANEL failing to support its governing... the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition and prevent the name deal, which the conservatives oppose, being approved
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ANEL leader under scrutiny due to party unrest, questions over refugee funds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent 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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Opposition pressures SYRIZA by refusing to support bills ANEL dodges
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL) have disagreed on a number of issues since first joining forces in January..., such as education, the Church of Greece and migration. Most famously, in June 2015 ANEL failed to support... by Brussels. However, New Democracy and ANEL were among those that expressed concern this would lead
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