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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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Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati
Agorathat is worthy of the lives of those 80+ people who perished in Mati. Sadly, there seems to be very little of this going on in Greece at the moment. As with previous disasters with a high human toll... whose only purpose is to ensure that nobody has responsibility for anything. What happened in Mati
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Buckling under pressure of Mati death toll, Tsipras searches for corrective actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the coalition’s crisis management strategy. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Mati, the area.... The head of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) Panos Kammenos visited Mati with TV cameras... the high death toll to the gale-force winds and large amount of illegal construction in Mati
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Coalition pledges to demolish illegal buildings following Mati fire
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe human cost of the Mati fire. The next step by the government to show that it is taking decisive... local authorities with extra funds to pay for the demolition work. Apart from wanting to show people... on the outskirts of Athens very closely with the high death toll in the Mati fire. One of the coalition’s
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Expert report highlights systemic failings in aftermath of deadly Mati wildfire
Society, culminating in last summer’s fire at Mati, the deadliest on record. The report was commissioned by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the aftermath of the Mati wildfire which resulted in 100 deaths... are an important backdrop to the present situation. In recent decades, urban development and other human
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Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
EconomyProgrammeGreece has launched the formal process to pre-pay part of the loans it has received from..., Greece is due to pay 2.1 billion euros per year up to 2021, dropping to 1.9 in 2022 and 1.4 in 2023... the process on hold. Although the EFSF is a pari passu creditor, the ESM is a preferred creditor, only
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Human Rights Commissioner calls for improvements to battered healthcare system
SocietyA report by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe has shown the severe impact... pay the difference in price which is not always feasible. Health problems Along with hampering... to accessing healthcare in practice and greater investment in ensuring that the human rights of disabled
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Athens waits for EU recovery fund outcome as new Mati fire claims emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicsessentially accepting a new bailout for Greece, with all the toxicity that concept entails. Mati... was focussed on new and grave claims regarding the the Mati wildfire in the summer of 2018, which claimed... and the type of vegetation for the blaze sweeping through the coastal town of Mati so quickly. Former
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Latest criticism regarding human rights, civil society rebuffed by govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 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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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeadly wildfire in Mati, for which the death toll has risen to 90. It was confirmed on Friday... the image of what was a strong response by authorities to the Mati fire. New Democracy demanded... as dangerous as the one in Mati, which ripped through thousands of homes. A report in Kathimerini
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