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Newsletter 4 - 21/11/2014
with the troika. It has been reported that the troika expects this figure to be as high as 3.6 billion euros. So far, there has been no breakdown of how the troika has arrived at this figure, although one... at the end of 2013, the ministry has collected just 1.34 billion (or 2.1 percent) in the first nine
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Greek pensions: The unsolvable equation
AgoraGreece back into political anxiety. Historically, the pension system has been a major bone of political... of funding pensions and benefits has been one of the key factors that contributed... is still roughly 800,000 short of what it was back in May 2010. This has made a huge dent in social
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There's always next season
Agora. This was not a discussion about who has the best ideas to lift the country out of the mire, but about who... it has done could have made things worse, but Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary... Minister Alexis Tsipras has been forced to adjust his narrative repeatedly since last year because
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Kotzias prepares for significant Skopje visit after making treaty proposal
PoliticsForeign Policybuilding measures between the two countries and Athens feels that it has to provide an equally symbolic...Τhe two-day visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to Skopje, due to begin this Thursday, has... of the issue that has marred relations between the two countries for a quarter of a century. Both
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorabecause it has the power to get the weakest back on their feet and provide them with the protection.... Mitsotakis has argued that lowering taxes would lead to lower tax evasion (as the incentive to dodge... on taxpayers has increased considerably. Although there have been significant improvements in the tax
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Worrying Covid data forces ND to take tough policy decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand weaknesses in treating patients, especially at hospitals outside Athens and Thessaloniki, has... in the spread of the coronavirus has led to increased pressure on the health system. Nationwide..., in Thessaloniki this figure has reportedly hit around 95 pct, which means that just a handful of beds in ICU
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PM seeks to leave ICU controversy behind as Tsipras ups stakes with snap election call
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe quality of care for Covid patients, but SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has decided to use the row over.... Mitsotakis stuck to the government’s main line of defence, which is that it has tried to strengthen... of ICU beds available has increased significantly compared to when New Democracy took over from
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Newsletter 324 - 21/01/2022
of living could be imminent. SYRIZA has already suggested that VAT on some goods should be lowered, at least temporarily. This proposal has been rejected by the Finance Ministry because of the hole... is going to be, but there has been speculation that it could reach as much as 6 pct, taking the minimum
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Kasselakis warns of SYRIZA shake-up, as ND ousts former minister over assault video
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be the last for these organs, as Kasselakis has already indicated that he plans to follow up.... By forging ahead, Kasselakis has communicated that he is more than happy to light the fuse... to be discussed at this week’s meetings. Kasselakis has stated several times that he is not willing
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Tsipras targets PM, looking to gain traction from scandals
PoliticsGreek Politicsactivities. Tsipras also noted that SYRIZA has been asking questions in Parliament about Patsis’s.... The opposition politician, who claimed that as much as 7.5 billion euros worth of business has been..., who also owns Olympiakos football club. Tsipras underlined that he has submitted a question
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