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Greece trying to lay 'phantom' pensions to rest
Societyit was paying to retired civil servants and to the wives and unmarried daughters of public sector... but significant improvement for retired farmers for whom it is difficult and costly to get
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Tsipras claims EU vote will be close as SYRIZA looks for boost from relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsout to roughly 2.5 million retirees. The interventions are rounded off with a reduction in VAT, which... billion euros, rather than the 800 million euros SYRIZA is making available for retirees. “He is making... in reference to tens of thousands of retirees who have not yet received any money from the state
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SYRIZA leads in most age groups, professions but coalition parties dominant among pensioners
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent of retirees, compared to 21.3 percent for SYRIZA. Elia came third with 13 percent... million, it is clear that retirees are one of the most crucial constituencies of voters. New Democracy
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Govt offers pensioners 1.4 bln in backpay, opposition questions decision
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe next six months, and having received their reimbursement, retirees must waive any rights... that around 250,000 retirees who had appealed against the cuts were entitled to full backpay. A further
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Covid recession bumped pension spending to 18 pct of GDP in 2020
Economy. Aside from those, which the newspaper said are causing a serious social issue for thousands of retirees, there will be thousands of new applications by the end of the year from retirees rushing
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Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe latest pension-related legislation that will lead to many retirees seeing a nominal increase... will benefit from the rise, while 2.4 million retirees will be in line to receive before Christmas the 250-euro
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PM highlights latest stage of relief rollout as government seeks to improve mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsdifference” that has long burdened many retirees. The Prime Minister linked these measures to a broader... only a fraction of cumulative food inflation, leaving retirees worse off in real terms, while
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapaying for the pensions of those retired – would face serious headwinds as the ratio of employed
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Have inflation "repay" Greek debt and growth reduce indebtedness
Agorawill hardly feel it.” *Klaus Kastner is a retired international banker who has worked in six countries
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Labour Ministry publishes latest pension breakdown
EconomyMacroeconomyto supplementary pensions and more than 409,600 to dividends for retired public servants. An important
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