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  1. Political wrangling instead of vaccines
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    Agora

    and ten cantons), Bosnia and Herzegovina is shifting responsibility from one level of government.... After the state tier failed to procure the necessary vaccines, the entities and cantons got involved... and in abandoned buildings do not even have basic medical care. Vaccination by cantons and entities

    100%

  2. Poor conditions in Greece fail to deter refugees from wanting to continue journey

    Society

    Just over half of the refugees who found themselves stuck in Greece last month due to the closure of the northern border would remain in a reception centre until the borders open even though 71.4 percent are not satisfied with their current living condi...

    44%

  3. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    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

    41%

  4. Central gov't cash surplus reaches 1.19 bln in Q1, up 54.3 pct YoY

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s central government primary cash surplus widened by 54.3 percent yer on year (YoY) to 1.19 billion euros in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015 from 771 million last year, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The quarterly evolution mainly reflects the performance in March, when this year’s

    36%

  5. Greek women in crisis
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    who lives by herself. Linda Kyriakou, 64 years old, a former ceramic artist and painter, lives

    32%

  6. 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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  7. 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...

    25%

  8. 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...

    21%

  9. 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...

    20%

  10. If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
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    Agora

    productivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which

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