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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. Haftar defeats prompt Athens to take fresh look at Libya crisis
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    by Turkey has scored some victories over Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, are causing concern in Athens... reclaimed from Haftar’s forces. Last week, Haftar also lost the key airbase of Wuitya. Foreign... Halifa Haftar last November following the signing of the two memorandums regarding between Turkey

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  3. Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Benghazi-based leader Khalifa Haftar to sign it. Over the last couple of years, the Turkish government has been in close contact with Haftar and his sons to achieve this goal. In fact, a few weeks ago it became known that Haftar was invited to visit Ankara and meet Erdogan. Athens is trying to block

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  4. Idomeni exodus complicates management of refugee crisis for gov't
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    A breakout from the Idomeni refugee camp by hundreds of people on Sunday, before they were later... at Idomeni. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired an emergency meeting on Monday night to discuss... and unhygienic conditions at Idomeni, where another bout of wet weather over the weekend has created even

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  5. Idomeni clash broadens fronts on which Greece has to tackle refugee crisis

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    authorities fired tear gas and rubber bullets to keep back the migrants who tried to break out of the Idomeni... that the police presence in Idomeni, Piraeus and the island hot spots, is strong enough. Tension has been rising... to force refugees to return to Turkey and clear the Idomeni and Piraeus camps, where attempts to convince

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  6. 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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  7. Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 1.47 bln in Jan as taxes dwindle
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    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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  8. Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    up his duties.” Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani admitted last week that “there are negotiations, ideas, and commitments from both sides to find a solution.” Hasani denied that Tirana and Athens

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  9. Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016

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    by hundreds of refugees from the Idomeni camp in northern Greece triggered a chain reaction that led... of FYROM authorities to allow refugees to pass at Idomeni. It also raised questions about whether the Greek government is making enough of an effort to guard the refugee camps as the people at Idomeni

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  10. What next for Cyprus gas after the Exxon find?
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    Agora

    , it is a lot less than Israel’s 21.4 tcf Leviathan field and Egypt’s 32 tcf Zohr field. It is also a tiny... (or Leviathan) may not be possible if there are differences in the type of gas. Aphrodite and Leviathan, located in sand structures, contain no hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and generally lack impurities

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