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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... Greek History at York University in Canada. He told The Agora about where the Greek revolution stands
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Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
Agoraand Canada have expressed considerable concerns about Huawei. France is currently considering legal... to allow privately-owned Huawei equipment to be used in its forthcoming mobile telephony 5G wireless... of Vodafone and Telefónica O2 operating in Germany have built the 4G network with Huawei infrastructure
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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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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...-on-year (YoY) decline was noted in social security funds (SSFs) with an annual fall of 1.15 billion... billion. Overall, the state budget primary balance showed a fall of 11.54 billion euros, landing
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Newsletter 371 - 24/02/2023
PoliticsND steps up giveaways, hoping to reap election rewardsEverything is pointing... firm’s previous poll, although there is a 1-point fall for the Communist Party (KKE) in fourth... of Hellactor with Motor Oil and the sale of National Insurance to CVC Capital. It is indicative
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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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Major fall of 31.6 pct for building activity in July
EconomyMacroeconomyrise erased only a small part of previous months’ losses, still pointing to a fall by more than 36... for the twenty-fifth successive quarter by 5.6 percent in Q2, with the aggregate figure pointing... June, with official forecasts now pointing to a recession of 2.3 and 1.3 percent in 2015 and 2016
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Polls continue pointing to SYRIZA victory as new post-election scenarios emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicson the 3 percent threshold, but George Papandreou’s Movement of Democratic Socialists fall short... also fall just short of 3 percent. If they were to get 2.8, for instance, the election winner would
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Newsletter 93 - 21/10/2016
positive reading since October 2014. The 12-month trailing index posted a fall of 10.5 percent... adds, pointing out that the horror of the Second World War led to the creation of the EU. The German... with Canada, questions about the future of Deutsche Bank and Italian lenders. Without a doubt, though
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PM tweaks team as SYRIZA calls for ex-minister to face charges
PoliticsGreek Politicswelcome the opportunity to take on the PM’s wife. SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis reacted by pointing... Parliament elections Mitsotakis will want the spotlight to fall on such “positive” developments as he... on its parliamentary majority. There were some claims last week that Mitsotakis, who was in Canada
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