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  1. Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
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    Agora

    of bad bank arrangements created in Ireland (NAMA) and Spain (SAREB); the former a programme...-led property bubble. NAMA, the National Asset Management Agency was created to enable the transfer.... The asset managers in NAMA will have up to ten years to achieve the most favourable financial return

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  2. Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped

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  3. Government's ongoing stand-off with livestock breeders heralds resurgence of farming protests

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the government's approach to sheep pox. Representatives of livestock breeders were invited to meet... by the government for the ongoing sheep pox crisis. The meeting was the latest in a series organised... that the aim is to “root out” sheep pox and compensate breeders for lost income. The prime minister

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  4. Greek pensions laid bare
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    pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since

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  5. Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
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    as spring boards – a model seen at work in Antwerp, the base of Belgium's far right Vlaams Belang

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  6. Greek coalition overcomes concerns about "small PPC"

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to keep in line and media attention on political issues wanes. Germany’s EON and RWE, Italy’s Edison

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  7. EU funds seen as cushioning Covid-19 impact, giving govt fiscal space
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    its future. In the meantime, the government seems pleasantly surprised by the details of the European

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  8. Feb budget primary surplus confirmed at 840 mln, as revenues overperform
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance for the first two months of 2022 was confirmed to be a surplus of 840 million euros, compared to a deficit of 1.5 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution d...

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  9. Primary budget deficit at 1.69 bln euros in Q1 as tax revenues continue to overperform
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance for the first three months of 2022 came to a deficit of 1.69 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 3.41 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data re...

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  10. March budget primary balance short of target, but taxes continue to overperform
    Finance Ministry

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance for the first three months of 2022 was confirmed at 1.65 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 13.4 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released...

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