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  1. Karatzaferis offers to boost New Democracy's right wing with LAOS alliance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -nationalist Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), Giorgos Karatzaferis, suggested that he is interested... clashed with the party’s then leader Kostas Karamanlis. Karatzaferis then formed LAOS, which... nationalist, anti-immigration stance. As a result of LAOS’s policies, Karamanlis refused to cooperate

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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. Probe into LAOS leader could spark contest for party's voters

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The future of Giorgos Karatzaferis, the leader of the ultranationalist Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS... investigated by a parliamentary committee. The LAOS leader denies any wrongdoing and has insisted he... months. LAOS caused a minor upset in the May European Parliament elections when it gained almost

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020

    Newsletters

    regarding its intentions to engage in a dialogue with Greece within the framework of the so–called... encouraged extremists and that New Democracy even saw GD as a potential future ally, which is why... shows deficit of 7.01 bln September figures show decline in revenues On a monthly basis, net revenues

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  7. Putin visit highlights potential, but also limitations, of Greece-Russia ties

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    There was much enthusiasm in Athens about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit on Friday... the limitations facing their relationship. Putin's visit to Greece was clearly linked to his wish to visit... and, in this context, would welcome any interest from Russia. This meant that Putin, who was accompanied

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  8. Poll reaffirms positive view of Putin among Greeks
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    Society

    still when asked about Russian leader Vladimir Putin, with 67 percent of respondents saying... Donald Trump (73 percent negative). The positive opinion of Putin was based in part on perceptions..., 41.5 percent of Greeks said Putin, followed by 27.5 percent for Merkel and only 5 percent for Trump

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

    saw it through to completion. This tended to be people who have completed tertiary education and Greek... surveyed said that they found no type of support helpful. When it comes to finding a job, the most

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  10. Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis

    Society

    Lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds

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