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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. Latest criticism regarding human rights, civil society rebuffed by govt
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Greeks on AI: Interest, anxiety and a desire to "remain human"
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    Society

    . As the report records, many respondents say simply: “I want to remain human”. This is not a technical... between human and machine. It echoes long‑standing anxieties in Greek public discourse about technology..., addressing fears, and ensuring that AI is seen not as a threat to human identity but as a tool that can

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  6. Human Rights Commissioner calls for improvements to battered healthcare system
    By Natasha Pantazopoulou/Fosphotos

    Society

    A report by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe has shown the severe impact of the country’s crisis on Greece’s healthcare sector as well as the health of Greeks. The report... to accessing healthcare in practice and greater investment in ensuring that the human rights of disabled

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  7. Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the asylum seekers coming to its gates as enemies instead of human beings, by using gas, bullets... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece... against other countries, is not entitled to invoke justice and human rights. After all, Turkey's

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  8. Athens takes stock after PM's first talks with Erdogan, Balkan leaders
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Koumoutsakos will visit Ankara to meet with Turkey’s Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu as well as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for migration, Selim Kiran. Also, Athens and Berlin

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  9. Why Greece is asking for 1.2 bln back from the EFSF

    Agora

    I bonds), which for legal purposes was received by the HFSF as a fee. b) 310 million (90 percent... billion was actually used for bank recapitalisation and resolution. This means the unused paid... agreement provided for the return of the untapped EFSF bonds (10.9 billion) and not for the unused paid

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  10. Some sad lessons the Western Balkans can learn from Bulgaria's EU Journey
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    Agora

    for human rights, economic prosperity, bright future for young people, and overall happiness. In 2005... with flattering public statements attempting to persuade Bulgarians the emperor was not naked. Borissov’s

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