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PM riles SYRIZA with remarks on EU anniversary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece marked on Thursday the 40th anniversary of its accession to what was then the European Economic Community, but remarks made in the presence of EU dignitaries by Prime Minister Kyriakos... for Greece, not a party-political gathering. SYRIZA referred to Mitsotakis’s remarks as “incendiary
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Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
PoliticsForeign Policyat bringing an end to the longstanding conflict in Libya. Following Moscow’s recent unsuccessful efforts... the possibility of the memorandum on sea borders between Ankara and UN backed government in Libya going... that he could veto all European decisions related to Libya if they do not annul the sea borders
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Greece locked in talks with Egypt over monastery, struggles to gain footing in Libya
PoliticsForeign Policy. Gerapetritis emphasised in his remarks the importance of these relations. “Our relationship with Egypt... with Libya The Greek Foreign Minister is to travel to North Africa again at the end of the month visiting both Tripoli and Benghazi, according to Kathimerini. Gerapetritis is to meet with both Libya’s
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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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CPI falls by another 2.2 pct in July as VAT rises yet to be recorded
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of drop in the Greek consumer price index (CPI) remained at 2.2 percent for the second... in the VAT rates applied as of July 20. This is because the price observations usually take place in the middle of each month. Thus, ELSTAT stresses that the implications from the VAT rate streamlining
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Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022
VAT on specific food products temporarily to ease the burden on consumers, who have seen... will not be pressured”, he stressed, “and I say the same to SYRIZA”.EconomyHigher VAT revenues give government... on households and firms. In his opening remarks during the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Prime
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In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsremarks made by Trump before his meeting with Mitsotakis, there was a positive mood going... a maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
his first tour of Washington as Greek PM. Judging by the public remarks made by Trump before his... with Ankara, which escalated following Turkey’s decision to sign a maritime agreement with Libya... actions in Libya, as well as the two memoranda signed between Ankara and Tripoli. However, Turkey’s
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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... by 9 million euros. Broken down by category, VAT was below its target by 95 million euros, or 5.9 percent, of which 36 million euros was from VAT on petroleum products. That represented a gap of 27.5
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VAT gap remains high as non-compliance overtakes revenue rise
EconomyFeatures, including revised figures for the years leading up to 2017. In Greece, VAT revenues rose by 2.2 percent...The European Commission's VAT Gap report has revealed that tax revenues in Greece increased in 2017, but this did not close the gap between expected and actual VAT revenues. Instead, non-compliance
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