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Trust in Greek banking system shaky, survey suggests
EconomyBankingTrust in the Greek banking system has been badly damaged by events of recent years according... or no confidence in the banking system. Another 44 percent consider the stabilisation of the Greek banking system as the key for private depositors to begin saving again. Of the businesses surveyed, 71 percent
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Greece’s unstable and confusing tax system failing to deliver results
EconomyMacroeconomytaxation system as the country nears it programme exit. The results show disproportionately high... is a particularly thorny one in Greece. “An effective tax system, must generate sufficient revenue... distribution that is considered fair," the report notes, a system which appears lacking in Greece not only
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
Agoraof the virus and minimising its impact on the national health system. However, the reasons behind... capacity Like most European countries, Greece has a public health system, which is funded partly... providers. The healthcare system has been hit by severe funding cuts in recent years, but also suffers
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Committee of wise men proposes drastic changes to Greece's pension system
Economyand propose a new plan for Greek pension system were presented on Thursay. The committee concluded that the pension system is not viable and it is complicated, while the retirement conditions, social.... However, this is not the committee’s main proposal. The new pension system would be based
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Judicial system becomes key battleground for political parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe justice system’s independence and likening the situation to Poland and Turkey, Council of State..., is being directly breached by a government that is trying to manipulate and control the justice system. A government that considers the justice system to be an institutional obstacle to its plans,” he
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ND defends plans for three-pillar pension system as SYRIZA looks for weak spot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe future of Greece’s pension system was in the election campaign spotlight on Wednesday as SYRIZA... the pension system. SYRIZA sees this as a potential weak link in the centre-right party’s programme and has... to clarify whether it still intends to implement a three-pillar system, including a private element
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ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso been growing about the capacity of the health system, particularly in the capital, in the face..., with the occupancy rate presently at 37.5 percent across the system. Athens currently has 75 Covid ICU beds... a total of 236 new ICU beds to the public health system by year end, largely funded by donations from
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Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials have been stressing the importance of staying the course of the coronavirus containment... attributed by the some in the government to the success of its containment policy. A graph presented... used primarily by older citizens, in favour of an SMS-only system. Meanwhile, in a symbolic gesture
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Ministry's actuarial study shows the devastating impact of the crisis on the pension system
Economypension system. The prolonged economic crisis had a negative impact on employment as well as on the income of self-employed reducing the pension system revenues from their contributions, while... and higher pension expenditure resulted in an increase in the main pension system deficit from 15.76
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IMF argues case for further reform of pension system
EconomyProgrammepension system and notes that the most recent reform goes in the right direction since it removes some... of making the pension system affordable and creating strong incentives for work and contributions... below the eurozone average figure of 8 percent. This is an indication that the social security system
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