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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politicson wage maturities If this proves to be correct, the government faces a challenge in finding... program review being carried out by the troika. It has struggled to reach this amount so finding... the impact that wage cuts would have on the party’s popularity. However, finding new savings could
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Health service weakness highlighted as Covid deaths hit record high and research points to ICU disparity
PoliticsGreek Politics. This finding is particularly significant because the issue of deaths outside ICUs was the subject of heated... is not conducive to building effective intensive care teams. Another significant finding from the academic... in the academic paper lends its findings greater weight. The research covers the period from September 1
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Newsletter 321 - 17/12/2021
was 88.4 pct, while for those who were brought into ICUs, the rate was 62.2 pct. This finding... intensive care. Another significant finding from the academic paper is that there is a strong link between... revealed in a tweet that decision makers at the “highest level” in Greece had been aware of the findings
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Greece's antitrust damages initiative comes into force
Legal. It is also noted that decisions of the Greek and EU Competition Authorities finding an infringement... of the competent Greek and EU review courts, are binding before a Greek court trying an action for damages. Final decisions issued in other member states finding an infringement of EU competition law
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand
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To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami
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Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon
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Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference
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Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
EconomyBankingIn an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus
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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s existence. However, SYRIZA took an unusual step a few days ago which could, theoretically
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