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Budget primary deficit at 1.47 bln euros in Jan, revenue shortfall hits 812 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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From nice story to pulped fiction: Carney delivers reality check on rules-based order
Agoraorder, or disorder, that the world needed, enabling leaders to assess options based on a realistic... “international rules‑based order” was little more than a diplomatic euphemism. It created the illusion... it, it was simply “a nice story.” “We knew the story of the international rules‑based order was partially
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The republic without a government
Agora. Once we have a new government in Berlin, a sigh of relief may be in order in Paris, Brussels... of such unease, a new model, under the term KoKo, has been introduced, primarily by the SPD. It seeks... that the option of a KoKo is being considered leads back to the political earthquake that took place
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Latest criticism regarding human rights, civil society rebuffed by govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government’s attitude towards civil society and human rights has come under fire from... media reports and complaints by press freedom and human rights advocates that the Greek authorities.... On Wednesday, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders presented her preliminary findings from
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Police actions draw attention to ND's law and order agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the 1973 bloody student uprising. Opposition parties and human rights groups also reacted... and order. The conservatives promised to tighten things up upon coming to power. Since July, law and order has been high on the government agenda and the interventions at the Athens University of Business
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SYRIZA rebels unveil new group as Kasselakis talks up EP vote prospects
PoliticsGreek Politicsspoke about the lawmakers forming their own group in order to retain their “dignity”. The new group... and broad-minded, which speaks with honesty and clarity.” Tall order The new group will attract attention...The 11 MPs who quit SYRIZA over the past few weeks unveiled the name and logo of their new
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Rise in overdue contributions slows to 310 mln in Q3, total at 16.9 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rise in unpaid social security contributions (SSCs) slowed quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 310 million euros in Q3 of 2016, from 831 million in Q2. The outstanding amount reaching 16.92 billion, the quarterly bulletin of the single SSC collection centre (KEAO) displayed on Monday. The increase
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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Interior Ministry to the Ministry of Citizen Protection, essentially defining it as a public order... government’s willingness to implement the hard-line law and order agenda which was a mainstay of its... buses, were broadcast live on TV, drawing criticism from the opposition and from human rights
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 1.47 bln in Jan as taxes dwindle
EconomyMacroeconomy. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros. The monthly primary... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoraduring this crisis has been of the highest order, providing insight into a complex problem, but some... version of what has happened in Greece in order to support their preconceived ideas about fiscal... ($310 billion) from its bailout is going towards repaying existing debt means the amount Greece owes
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