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Coalition adopts court ruling that restores judges' pay, others poised to follow
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent wage cuts imposed on members of the armed forces and emergency services. This leaves... and emergency services, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had pledged in 2012 to restore their wages... services were enough to deter the threatened rebellion. Although restoring the wages of these groups may
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Multi-bill passes but coalition's relationship with armed forces and police sours further
PoliticsForeign Policy, was the merging with others of auxiliary pension funds for members of the armed forces and emergency services... with the armed forces and emergency services severely strained. These groups traditionally contain right-wing... and emergency services at odds with the government. It was noticeable that SYRIZA, which has ideological
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Q2 GDP contraction at 0.3 pct, strong Q3 needed to achieve target of annual growth
EconomyMacroeconomy. This quarter’s performance reflects two contradicting trends: Exports of services soared 15.6... in exports of services, at a double-digit rate for the second straight quarter, is mainly attributed... and services, which eased 4.2 and 6 percent respectively. It is also noteworthy that Q2 trade balance
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Troika review begins with fiscal targets and tax breaks in focus
EconomyMacroeconomypercent wage cut on armed forces and emergency services that emerged from the Council of State...) Retaining the VAT rate on food and accommodation services at the lower rate of 13 percent..., trimming the solidarity levy by 30 percent and retaining the VAT rate for food and accommodation services
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Newsletter 3 - 14/11/2014
and services from this trio of eurozone members would unfavourably impact on the notion of an export... and services than it did in 2012. While countries in the eurozone’s southern and northern periphery... such as tourism, shipping and financial services are recovering faster than domestic consumption
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Is there (sustainable) growth in Greece?
Agoraproducts and services from this trio of eurozone members would unfavourably impact on the notion..., Greece exported less products and services than it did in 2012. While countries in the eurozone’s... stakeholders in society. Sectors such as tourism, shipping and financial services are recovering faster
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Greece sets out broad reform plan for lenders' approval
EconomyProgrammewill be controlled, while the provision and quality of medical services will be improved while granting... the provision of basic public goods and services by privatized firms in line with national policy... access to nourishment, shelter, health services and basic energy provision by means of highly
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Greece submits reform proposals but Eurogroup unlikely to be moved
EconomyProgrammeand clearly define responsibilities between the General Directorates of Financial Services... of the simple message that the time has come for everyone to share the burden of public services... online gaming services. According to the Greek authorities, the online gaming sector presents
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Current account surplus at 407 mln in May - first positive balance since Sept 2014
EconomyMacroeconomya narrowing of the goods’ deficit by 476 million coupled with a widening of the services’ surplus.... The improved services’ surplus by more than 10 percent is primarily led by higher travel surplus.... The services’ surplus was kept broadly unchanged (-0.3 percent), as higher travel surplus (+20.6 percent
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Current account surplus jumps to 4.25 bln in July on SMP returns and nosedive in imports
EconomyMacroeconomy. The services’ surplus slipped by 3.6 percent to 3.11 billion euros, primarily due to a nosedive... by 959 million and lower services’ surplus by 243 million. The considerable drop in the goods... percent. The decline in the services surplus by 2.6 percent in the 7-month period largely reflects
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