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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... target was due to the second wave of the pandemic and had been expected. State budget total revenues... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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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... of the total overdue stock of 16.92 billion euros, 12.23 billion (more than 72 percent) relate to main... 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount of 1.11 billion (6.6 percent of total). This bracket
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign Policyto support Libya in dealing with migration, with a total of 465 million euros committed between 2015...Increased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern.... This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterior Minister Makis Voridis, alleged that the man in question was known to the police, had attempted to snatch a policeman's firearm and had been involved in a recent attack on the Health Ministry... and social media users of underhand tactics, breach of privacy and an effort to tarnish people because
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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... to the second wave of the pandemic and had been expected. State budget total revenues stood at 4.12... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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Policeman's death prompts PM's pledge to act on hooliganism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe death of a policeman from injuries received during a clash with hooligans has prompted further... greeted the news of the death of the 31-year-old riot policeman in hospital on Wednesday with a stern... incidents of violence against police. Far-right Spartiates noted the death of a motorcycle policeman
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Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process
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Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya
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Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again
PoliticsForeign Policywent on a working visit to Libya on July 4 and 5, with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The visit took.... While Fragogiannis was in Libya, Dendias visited Kiev and Odessa to hold talks with the Ukrainian... hope for the safeguarding of their rights.” Libya On the same day and some kilometers away
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign Policyplanning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... Council, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has
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