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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. The SEKAP case and extrajudicial debt restructuring
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    Legal

    a provision aiming to selectively serve the interests of the company SEKAP SA by legal means... financial obligations of the companies during the public tender procedure. In the case of SEKAP SA... the fact that the fine was only imposed in 2013, after the privatisation of SEKAP, it is not surprising

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus

    Agora

    to create the first bailout of its type to prevent a disorderly Greek default. Bigger economies than Greece... ($310 billion) from its bailout is going towards repaying existing debt means the amount Greece owes... of nurturing the productive sectors of its economy and tapping into the impressive human resources it has

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  6. 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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  7. Credit contraction slows to 2 pct in Dec on net loan additions of 210 mln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greek bank credit contraction slowed to 2 percent in December from 2.2 percent in November, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Friday. The net lending flow turned positive for the first time since June 2015 with net loan additions of 210 million euros in December from deductions of 458 million

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt

    Economy

    properties. Its portfolio comprises 210 tourism properties, 8 Olympic properties, around 70,000 properties... to CPH, namely those of Athens public transport companies (OASA, OSY and STASY), the Olympic

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