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  1. Despite cuts, pension system still at risk due to old-age dependency
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    Society

    older than 65 years for every 100 persons of working age (20 to 64 years). The ratio rose from 19.5... than that of the total population. Greek pensioners over 65 were found to have disposable incomes slightly higher than the OECD average. Regarding poverty and age, the report found that in 15 out of 25

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  2. Budget primary surplus at 2.32 bln in Mar, beating target by 1.22 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    year was 63 million. Tax refunds rose to 1.08 million euros in the aggregate period, higher than..., above target by 361 million euros, and 2.7 percent higher than for the same time last year. Expenditure Primary expenditure rose to 3.41 in March, higher than the figure of 3.22 billion in February

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  3. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    is lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants

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  4. Greek elections: Just the (decisive) details to be settled
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    Agora

    and undoubtedly have a broad appeal. More than 2.5 million pensioners will receive an extra payment... less than 500 euros a month will receive the full amount. Also, the VAT changes this year will see food... that if New Democracy wins by no more than four or five percentage points, SYRIZA will emerge

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  5. A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
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    the future of the EU and Greece’s place in it. The campaign has been little more than a proxy war... respectful of voters than its predecessors, whether this meant fighting corruption, being... down rather than building them. As a party in opposition, it was much easier for SYRIZA to pick holes

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  6. Newsletter 208 -31/05/2019

    Newsletters

    Democracy’s win but due to the centre-right party’s larger than expected margin of victory over SYRIZA..., a difference of 9.4 percentage points. This was larger than most opinion polls had indicated and more than... election results surprised even those who anticipated a win for New Democracy due to the larger-than

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  7. The main economic challenges that will define the Mitsotakis reign

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    better economic shape than in it has been for many years. While many of the scars of the long... continuously since the first quarter of 2017, while employment has grown by more than 300,000, which has... buffer purported to be more than 35 billion euros. Even Mitsotakis admitted in a recent interview

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  8. Promises, promises
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    Agora

    , is now ready for a different style of politics, more in keeping with a European boardroom than an Oriental bazaar. It is true that Mitsotakis took a more low-key approach than many previous party... was more measured than Greek voters had been accustomed to. It is also true that he bucked

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  9. What brought down Golden Dawn?
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    Society

    of the national and the European Parliament after losing more than half its voters. A lot has happened... Parliament elections that it has contested than in national elections, both in absolute votes..., and it is only now – more than four years later - entering its final stage with the testimony of the defendants

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  10. Greece worst in EU for gender equality as power resides overwhelmingly with men
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    Society

    towards gender equality is much slower than the EU average. The best score in Greece came... than men, and disproportionately fewer women in STEM occupations. Despite scoring relatively well in the domain of money, the report found that women earn 15 percent less than men per month. In couples

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