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  1. The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
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    the eurozone many more. They saw SYRIZA come to power from virtually nowhere a few years earlier

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  2. NPEs down by 13 pct to 81.8 bln in 2018, but BoG highlights continuing credit risk
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    EconomyBanking

    . With the drop of NPEs outpacing the deleveraging in the system that saw loans drop by 10 percent during... were observed in the textile industry, with more than 66 percent. This was followed by wood

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  3. IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
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    EconomyProgramme

    a preference for an ambitious, front-loaded adjustment, the report notes that the IMF clearly saw... and the OSI, public debt recorded a relatively modest immediate decrease to 305 billion euros (160 percent

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  4. 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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  5. Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
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    Society

    in the census for the first time in 2020 skews the picture slightly, however 2020 also saw a record... in by MoU-imposed restrictions on permanent hires saw governments resorting to temporary hires, leading... in early summer. In June 2019 the number of public sector contractors was 103,213 and in June 2020 it had

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  6. Bulgaria's Covid-19 vaccination fiasco: excessive risks, mediocre results
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    Biotech and India’s Bharat Biotech. A question of price While the exact prices the different vaccine

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  7. Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    representatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system

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  8. Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    employees’ compensation rights. Also, firms are no longer responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even

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  9. Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated to 1.7 percent in December after peaking with a 2.9 percent decline in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent for the f...

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  10. April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding increased by 1.27 billion in April, showing a monthly rise for the first time since December 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure stood at 61.96 billion at the end...

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