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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
to continue without an absolute majority. The SYRIZA leader said that if he gets less than 150... than now. This is what the two men had agreed in September. He will also reportedly ask for any... billion. The balance for local governments came to 409 million euros, slightly lower than the figure
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Record year for company launches in 2018, small enterprises continue to dominate
EconomyFeatures13,474 additional companies registered in 2018 than delisted. The latest available data revealed... on the platform than becoming active. There was a 2.1 percent increase in new companies forming in 2018 compared..., and abolishing a 50 percent discount for those under 35 with less than 5 insured years. Cumulatively since
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Deal or no deal? Greece wrestles with the Macedonia issue
Agorabeen leaders or governments in the two countries that are keener to reach a resolution than now. Zaev... SYRIZA had traditionally taken a more flexible stance on the name issue than its political rivals... a referendum on the Prespes Agreement in FYROM. Although more than 90 percent of voters backed the deal
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Newsletter 192 -01/02/2019
into force on Friday, February 1. The increase was more than had been expected and above the level... A higher-than-expected wage increase and a bond release set the stage for SYRIZA’s election battle... that the minimum wage was increased later than it should have been and that next year’s lower tax-free
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Greeks dissatisfied with benefits scope and access, OECD survey finds
Societywith this statement than younger ones. Most respondents expressed low confidence... of Greeks expressed the sentiment that the economic situation in Greece is currently worse than... are getting more benefits than they should. The sense that their government was not listening to them
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Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
Agoraby an unprecedented level of confrontation between the two delegations, less than two weeks after the visit... gone through no fewer than 19 rounds of negotiation since November 2013. Europeans are increasingly.... But worse than the timing of the summit is a long list of structural challenges Europe is up against
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Hirings balance positive by 43,737 in March
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in March with 43,373 more hirings than departures, data from... hirings than departures. The mildest positive balance was noted in the 64 years and over age group, where there were 111 more hirings than departures. Broken down by employment activity in each sector
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Overdue social security contributions top 35 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomy) revealed. Until the end of 2016, KEAO was fed by overdue contributions of more than 5,000 euros from... showed that 70.4 percent of debtors owe less than 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount of 3.83 billion euros (10.8 percent of the total). Overall, slightly more than 1 million debtors fall
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April hirings balance positive by 110,895, aggregate balance highest on record
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in April with 110,895 more hirings than departures, data from... 10,649 more hirings than firings in April 2019. Total hirings came to 282,181 versus 171,286... in those aged 30-44 years, where there were 40,169 more hirings than departures. The mildest positive
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How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Agorahalf a million registered voters, SYRIZA in September 2015 beat New Democracy by more than 10 percentage points (pps) 35.81 percent versus 25.29 percent. With more than 70 percent of Sunday’s votes... by more than 3 pps, 32.9 percent versus 29.5 percent. With 71 percent of Sunday’s votes counted
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