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  1. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    as a benefit for low-income pensioners rather than retirement pay, reached 721 million euros last year... paid in March with a cost of 277 million euros, which corresponds to an average supplementary pension... assets do not have the capacity to support the retirement pay under any type of asset management

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  2. Stage set for censure motion as Parliament votes to review charges against deputy minister
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for interfering with the scene of the crash. The motion was carried with 277 votes in favour, 12 against... and have a three-day debate on the issue before holding a confidence vote, which the government... the seriousness of the findings. It has also been suggested that the judicial authorities’ decision

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  3. Holding out for a (reformist) hero
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    Agora

    Since the start of the Greek crisis, many international commentators (as well as locals) have been holding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride to Greece’s rescue. Reality, though, has been equally consistent in shattering their illusions

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  4. Government commits to uniformed personnel pay rises amid clamour for higher incomes

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    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been forced to commit to pay rises for all uniformed..., coast guard and fire service to be awarded more pay following the recent announcement of wage... that more pay increases would be announced in due course but “under the right conditions and at the right

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  5. Greece braces for Middle East fallout as polls show ND holding firm despite voter unease
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    not a crisis‑driven intervention, the government is keen to highlight its wider impact: higher pay

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  6. Our most popular stories in 2014

    Agora

    it was unconstitutional to cut off taxpayers’ electricity if they did not pay. The only way of resolving this legal... exports and highlights a number of factors that are holding back their growth. Many of these elements... of homes being rented by owners to others for no fee. Another interesting finding relates to the area

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  7. Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
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    Agora

    in the hope of finding security, employment and welfare in a prosperous, democratic and socially liberal... to be under pressure to become a holding pen for arrivals. The help being provided by other countries... at the hot spots. Despite its economic difficulties, Greece has also agreed to pay its share (25.1

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  8. Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
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    percent of men). Just 57 percent reported receiving their pay on time and without problems, 33...), compared to older workers. Commenting on the findings of the research, EKA noted, “The survey highlights

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  9. Stournaras in firing line for arguing Greeks can pay more taxes
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    and indirect taxes should increase, in fact what he meant was that Greeks as a whole do not pay enough tax. He... had already been done. His original comment was interpreted as a suggestion that Greeks should pay... Antonis Samaras described 2013 as the worst year on record in terms of the taxes Greeks had to pay

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  10. Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus

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    of citizens pay without fail some of the highest taxes in Europe, whose black economy was not even.... The glory was fleeting. Within a few months of holding the Olympics, Greece became the first EU country... are without a job and have diminishing prospects of finding one. Over the last three years, salaries have

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