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  1. Budget primary deficit at 1.47 bln euros in Jan, revenue shortfall hits 812 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    billion 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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  2. ND wrong-foots SYRIZA with call to lift expat vote restrictions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The expat vote has become the latest pretext for a flare-up between the New Democracy government and opposition SYRIZA, as a new bill proposes to open up remote voting to the Greek diaspora... for their own version of the expat vote. The initiative is staunchly opposed by Communist Party KKE

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  3. Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
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    Agora

    as spring boards – a model seen at work in Antwerp, the base of Belgium's far right Vlaams Belang

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  4. Loosening of restrictions on expat vote fails to secure Parliament's approval

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and diaspora Greeks alike, tabled the legislation after SYRIZA’s spokeswoman on expat affairs made

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  5. ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , as mounting discontent over the OPEKEPE scandal and the government’s handling of rural affairs... focus back on law and order in a bid to win back disaffected conservative voters. Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras is set to meet New Democracy deputies from rural constituencies today

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  6. New Democracy losing grip on regions as farmers’ protests highlight rural frustration
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    numbers of voters in rural areas. Footage of the visit show the PM’s convoy being diverted along farm... in rural areas, where anger is boiling over of the misappropriation of farm subsidies, combined... the mood, which has grown increasingly restive as rural voters complained of being condemned

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  7. Rise in overdue contributions slows to 310 mln in Q3, total at 16.9 bln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The 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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  8. Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 1.47 bln in Jan as taxes dwindle
    Finance Ministry

    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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  9. Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    rural unrest and the government’s handling of agricultural subsidies. Mitsotakis reiterated his

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  10. PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , while some rural districts will lose seats as a result of dwindling population. Three seats will also be reallocated to represent expat voters. Evros retraction German magazine Der Spiegel’s decision

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