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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. 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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  3. 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 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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  4. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September

    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 preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its

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  5. Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016

    Newsletters

    that Greece had neglected its obligations as a member of the Schengen area by failing to properly... into the bailout negotiations in terms of Greece’s eurozone partners seeing it as an unreliable member and anti... of this runaway international crisis. In recent weeks, they have received additional support from other member

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  6. Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
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    Agora

    received additional support from other member states. On Thursday, Frontext said that it 750 officers... member states have been slow in providing personnel, rather than anything to do with Greek reluctance... and the reluctance of many member states. Greece also deported 16,015 people in the first nine

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  7. 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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  8. KINAL leader intent on forging separate path for centre-left party
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in the wake of his victory saw KINAL’s support shoot into double figures, at the expense of both

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  9. EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the lack of an opportunity to discuss the resolution on a day which saw the inquiry into the deadly

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  10. Another austerity fighter to bite the dust
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    Agora

    and depositors during the re-organisation. Those who saw part of their investment disappear have complained... institutions negotiate with member states agreements that were then signed and monitored by consortia... cannot hide behind the separate status of the rescue mechanisms to absolve themselves of responsibility

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