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Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister. If it is seen as fairer than the government’s, Mitsotakis stands to gain but if voters regard it as being even tougher than the one on the table now and closer to what the quadriga of lenders... in power. He also urged the merging of pension funds into three organisations, rather than one
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Unpaid social security contributions hit 15.35 bln at end of 2015
Economyof debtors increased by 4,487 QoQ to 272,468 in Q4 with almost four in 10 owing less than 15,000... debtors owe more than 1 million euros each for an aggregate amount of 3.47 billion euros, corresponding to more than a fifth of total debt. The largest debt bracket involves those owing between 50
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High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
EconomyMacroeconomyEmployees insured with IKA, the largest main social security fund in Greece, lost more than 10... the amount of wages fell by 2.11 billion, albeit an increase in the number of insured by more than... that it expects the average salary to further slip in 2015 since more than half (55.5 percent) of gross
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Greek teenagers' behaviour charted
Societyin Greece were twice as likely (35 percent) to say they have had sex than girls (17.3 percent). Over time... that concerned them than with other people. Mobile phones and the internet are a common communication tool..., singing and writing, were more common among girls than boys. Conversely, boys generally engaged
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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policyon Brussels on Monday and appear to offer potential relief for Greece. Rather than adopt the draft... directly from Turkey rather than Greece. Apart from the reluctance of many member states to consider... resources. The Greek asylum service, for instance, has less than 250 employees. If the process
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
rendered it a shambles. Greece was promised that more than 60,000 people would be transferred over two years but less than 900 have been relocated since last year. However, even if the relocation... than 250 people, cope with the load? If it can’t, Greece will be singled out – not just by its EU
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Unpaid taxes reach 86.3 bln, 60 pct racked up since crisis began in 2010
EconomyMacroeconomypercent of total) owe less than 3,000 euros each for a total amount of 1.81 billion, corresponding... of total) stems from a total of 4.3 million debtors owing less than 1.5 million euros each. On the flipside, just 5,221 debtors owing more than 1.5 million euros each, owe tax debt of 66.56 billion
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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agorait a shambles. Greece was promised that more than 60,000 people would be transferred over two years but less than 900 have been relocated since last year. However, even if the relocation scheme worked more... the authorisation from Turkey to send them back. Can Greece’s asylum service, which numbers less than
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Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policy. With more than 50,000 refugees and migrants scattered around Greece and the return process yet... little more than mobile phone chargers or food distribution,” said the report. “With no presence.... This would mean the coalition deciding on a much more hands-on approach than the one it has opted
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Leaked IMF exchange sours mood before bailout review resumes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThomsen floated the idea of pushing for a 1.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target in 2018, rather than... more of it than that. Tsipras reacted swiftly to the leak, calling an emergency meeting with key..., did not suggest that he wants to use the leaked conversation for anything more than
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