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  1. Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    scheme. Nobody earning more than 18,000 euros a year will receive any assistance, while the one-off... redistributed this year is more than twice the 617 million euros handed out last December to pensioners... leadership, which attracted more support than many experts expected, and from accusations

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  2. Orthodox Christianity survey reveals strong influence on Greek society
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    Society

    strong, at 70 percent, standing closer to levels reported in the former USSR than in European countries... authority than the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, even though the latter is traditionally known... of Greeks said that abortion should be illegal, higher than the average of 45 percent. Among all countries

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  3. Newsletter 141

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    than many thought in the second round, when roughly 156,000 people took part. Pollsters have... lower than initially thought at 20.77 billion and 27.39 billion, respectively. Tax refunds are seen at 3.65 billion, significantly lower than the 5.58 billion of 2017. Expenditure next year

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  4. Unemployment rate continues decline to 20.5 pct in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    at 3.8 million. This figure is 105,773 higher than the number for the same time last year. The number... lower than one year ago and represents the second consecutive month since October 2011 where... unemployment at 21.9 percent for 2017, lower than the OECD which expects the jobless rate to settle at 22.2

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  5. Clock ticks on prior actions as coalition searches for solution on islands
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to convince the institutions to hold off on this measure for another year rather than to scrap the discount... of vulnerable groups. The aim is for no more than around 3,500 people to be left in the island’s hot spots by the end of the year, rather than some 7,500, which was the case until last week.

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  6. Budget passed but coalition handouts draw attention
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the disbursement of more than 5 billion euros in funding. Handouts However, the coalition appears... dividend, which resulted in 1.3 million applicants receiving more than 700 million euros, the coalition... to total no more than 20 million euros), reports suggest that the lenders are annoyed with the government

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  7. Number of private sector employees rises in 2017 but wages fall
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by more than one firm. Compared to last year, the number of companies has risen by 14,085, while... than a quarter worked between 10 and 35 hours per week. The average monthly wage (including full... and 15.8 percent earned more than 1,500 euros per month. Employees aged 30-44 made up the largest

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  8. Most Greeks negative about spending power in 2018
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    Society

    ). The Greek total was slightly higher than the overall average of 445 euros. Greece was one of only two countries, along with Russia, where consumers reported spending more on food and drink than presents... for shopping in physical stores rather than online, although for certain items such as electronics

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  9. Budget primary surplus at 4.65 bln in 11-month on lower expenditure
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by 912 million. The MoF said that the lower-than-expected expenditure stemmed mainly from... in expenditure was noted, coming to 42.85 billion or 913 million lower than the target. PIB PIB revenue... better than the target.

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  10. Coalition approves multi-bill in Parliament, Tsipras picks up extra MP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Parliament. Although there was more tension than there has been for some time, the scenes were relatively... to argue that his government is growing in numbers rather than shrinking. Tsipras will now turn his... tests, the discussion on debt relief and the fourth review and more than 80 prior actions

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