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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomyat 723.33 euros in July this year, very slightly up from 723.08 cents last year. The average... individuals. From the total pension claimants, roughly 1.2 million receive one main pension, 783,491 receive one main and one supplementary pension and around 214,319 also receive an additional dividend
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ND puts changes in education and justice system high on agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsdirection made by SYRIZA during its time in office. One of the emblematic changes will be to scrap...’s universities and make them more independent. The new minister, one of just five women.... Education was seen as a very problematic area of policy under the SYRIZA government, which was accused
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Newsletter 237 -31/01/2020
, over the last four months, the share of respondents who see the economy as the number one priority... justice to run its course. Former PM Antonis Samaras was one of the two conservative lawmakers who did... at the end of last week, ratings agency Fitch upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘BB
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Study calls for sweeping reform of Greek healthcare system
Societyby the national health system as it currently stands. This has led to Greeks having one of the lowest levels.... Care was found to be inefficient and poorly distributed - in one case study of 11 hospitals... demand, with one in five Greeks saying that they have not received the care they need. One in three
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Newsletter 411 - 09/02/2024
, leaving Moody’s as the only leading agency that has Greece one notch below, although it did up Greece... Agency (PDMA) for 2024, one re-opening and a new 10-year benchmark, reaped the rewards of Greece... (HFSF), with the transaction attracting very strong interest. Total demand exceeded the offered
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Investment grade boost visible in strong demand for Greek assets
Economyat the start of December, leaving Moody’s as the only leading agency that has Greece one notch below... by the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) for 2024, one re-opening and a new 10-year benchmark, reaped... Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), with the transaction attracting very strong interest. Total demand
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PM set on sharing out more economic benefits in bid to recover support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFestival in September. According to reports, one of the options being looked at is indexing the tax... at bringing down the level of tax on income from rentals. One of the measures announced by Mitsotakis last week will see renters who fulfil certain income criteria receive up to one month’s return back
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Government tries to polish economic image as it prepares for big gamble on relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the government and the opposition. One of these is the state of the economy, which New Democracy wants to preserve as one of its key selling points to voters but which PASOK and other... results, despite the very difficult circumstances, and we still have a long way to go,” he added
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Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025
government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis likened post offices to obsolete technologies: “No one rents VHS tapes anymore - why should we keep post offices no one uses?” He insisted that 92% of pensions and 90... democracy, not a technocratic one.” Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias added that the state should
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societyreporting poor or very poor health - avoidable mortality worsened, climbing to 213 deaths per 100,000... complaints, one of the highest rates in the OECD. Greece continues to battle entrenched lifestyle risks. Daily smoking rates are alarmingly high - nearly one in four adults light up daily, with 31 pct of men
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