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High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
EconomyMacroeconomyrose year on year in 2014 for the first time during the crisis years by 380 million euros to 22.85... respectively in 2014, whilst contributions declined by 3 percent. Overall, during the last five years... of a cumulative loss of 36.8 billion in salaries during the same period. POSE-IKA noted that low
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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agorafor taking part in the most rescues in Greece during the year. They had saved a total of 1,322 people in 39 incidents. During 2015, the same crew was involved in 251 rescue missions and pulled 9,532... that one of the ideas mentioned during an EU interior ministers’ meeting last week was for a large refugee
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Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
PoliticsForeign Policyand European Union,” Tsipras said during his visit to Tehran. The Greek prime minister has urged... in building economic ties with Iran, as was evident during President Hassan Rouhani's recent visits... during Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias' visit there in November. The Greek government is hoping
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
government, which recently marked its first anniversary in power. During the February 4 general... that they cover. Never before during Greece’s never-ending crisis have farmers, engineers, lawyers... than the 2.6 million pensioners and 1.2 million unemployed combined. The rise in unemployment during
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Multiple crises fence in Greece
Agorain power. During the February 4 general strike about 40,000 to 50,000 people protested in Athens... or intensity but the breadth of society that they cover. Never before during Greece’s never-ending... combined. The rise in unemployment during the crisis has caused serious damage to Greece’s pension
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Newsletter 63 - 19/02/2016
flaunting during a meeting with European Council president Donald Tusk and European Commission chief... mood during the November meeting only appeared to sour after he was told that Turkey would receive.... Perhaps Erdogan’s greatest gain during the discussions about the response to the refugee crisis has
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Diplomatic tension over refugee crisis grows as Greece protests to Austria
PoliticsForeign Policy. The decision to lodge an official complaint was decided during a meeting on Monday between Prime Minister... flows. This issue was reportedly discussed during the recent tour of the Western Balkans by Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz. During his meetings in Skopje he signed a “joint action plan
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A marriage of inconvenience
Agoraabout flaunting during a meeting with European Council president Donald Tusk and European... Erdogan, whose mood during the November meeting only appeared to sour after he was told that Turkey would... country. Perhaps Erdogan’s greatest gain during the discussions about the response to the refugee
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Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016
After a series of meetings during the week between Greek ministers and the mission chiefs on the open... Mouzalas described Greece’s neighbour as Macedonia rather than FYROM in an interview on Tuesday during...” during an interview about the refugee crisis. This awakened the spirits of the past, which have often
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Greece seeks to mend fences with Austria but frets about EU-Turkey deal
PoliticsForeign Policyto be resolves. During his visit to Vienna on Wednesday, Kotzias appeared to offer a number of goodwill... rotating EU presidency. His Slovak counterpart, Miroslav Lajčák said during a visit to Athens... concern in Athens. The prospect of refugees arriving in their thousands again during the tourism season
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