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Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
Agoranot be a coincidence that a 30 percent reduction in ENFIA over three years is one of the few economic policies... are living through one of those moments now as the International Monetary Fund pushes for further... to bring any tangible benefits. In fact, the European Commission – one of the four members
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Greece bottom of table for gender equality progress in EU
Societyof men in Greece reported being in full-time work. Regarding the ability to take one or two hours of time..., older people and/or people with disabilities every day for one hour or more, Greece again had one... of men engage in cooking and housework every day for one hour or more compared to 79 percent
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Name and shame
Agoracarefully because he cannot abandon the stance taken by one of his predecessors, former Prime Minister... such as the one in Thessaloniki, labelling them nothing more than the populist manifestation of fringe... one to pass up a chance to play to the nationalist gallery and to shore up the small pool
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
PoliticsGreek Politicstreatment. The committee will be made up of 21 members (10 from SYRIZA and one from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), five from New Democracy and one from each of the other opposition parties). It will sit for one month, according to reports. The preliminary inquiry has similar powers
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Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
Society) as were young workers aged 18-34 (41.5 percent). One in four respondents reported working in a non... than through a permanent position. Around one third of respondents (32 percent) said that the job... that is especially apparent in hirings in the last three years, since one in four of all workers employed
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics. The justice portfolio is a significant one for the coalition as it has come under considerable criticism... that it has tried to interfere in the judicial process. At 42, Kalogirou is one of the younger faces... is one of the few cabinet members to emerge with his reputation relatively intact. The Interior
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Privatisation revenues edge upward as end-of-year deadline looms
EconomyFeatures, involving splitting it into two entities, one commercial and one for infrastructure. DEPA’s privatisation... higher than the initial offering of 600 million. The current concession ends in 2026 and the new one... their final offers and requested a one-month extension to the current deadline of October 17
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
Societyeducation reform bill to parliament as one of his first priorities in government. Reform and counter..., Greece has the second highest teacher-student ratio among EU countries, with one professor to 44 students (the average is 1 to 15). Despite the difficulties, Greece has one of the highest proportions
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Newsletter 211 -21/06/2019
have little to gain and something to lose from a one-on-one discussion between its leader... and the solution pushed by Hellenic Financial Stability Fund of an APS like the one used in Italy recently... the one-off payments related to law 4575/2018 that were not completed in 2018 (in non-allocated
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Spree of media deals puts spotlight back on ownership issues
Societychannel, ONE TV, when he purchased MEGA. The MEGA deal follows Marinakis’s bid to purchase... been one of SYRIZA’s key pledges in its rise to power during the Greek crisis. Following a re-run... that fewer than one in five Greeks trusts the domestic news media to report political news fairly
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