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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

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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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  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. Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier

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    surplus target being beaten by 1.5 percentage points in 2016 (an assessment that the European... and will “do a PASOK” at the next elections, plunging into single digits and becoming irrelevant... of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said that a legally-binding commitment to implement further debt

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  6. Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month

    Economy

    to the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros

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  7. OPEKEPE inquiry sparks new political clash as despondent public looks on
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    - Andreas Stratakis, who is known as “the Butcher.” He admitted ties to Xylouris and former agriculture..., the headline finding is political mood: 60 pct of respondents prefer political change, compared with 39 pct

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  8. Athens wary of North Macedonia PM's intentions, hopes for EU support over name issue
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    not to use the constitutional name of North Macedonia in the domestic arena. This is a blantant violation... that gained just over 43 pct of the vote in the May 8 elections, winning 58 seats — three short

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  9. Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
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    EconomyFeatures

    and Stara Zagora. Whilst relatively modest in length and capacity (it will deliver 3 bcm/y initially... through the introduction of binding targets. A first phase budgeted at 322.7 million euros is due

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  10. Last man standing
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    Agora

    Until a few days ago the only thing connecting SYRIZA and Texas was the lone star on their flags... second-largest party. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras chose a speech at the University of Texas in Austin... a line in the Texas sand. Austin is known for having an alternative cultural scene, characterised

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