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OPEKEPE scandal widens as pressure mounts for PM on multiple fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsone of controlled containment: acknowledge the seriousness of the allegations, cooperate
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Greek pensions laid bare
AgoraGreece’s pension system is taking centre stage again in the discussions with lenders. It should... that the re-distributive nature of the Greek pension system – the contributions of those in employment... generously designed scheme. A comprehensive report on the Greek pension system in 1997 highlighted all
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturespension system. Inevitably, the measures have proved hugely controversial, and have been a major focus... system is funded by a combination of employee and employer contributions, and state funding. The onset... a system already at breaking point into a perfect storm of recession and austerity. Funding from
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
SocietyGreece’s education system and labour market which were exacerbated by the crisis. The study also... and the labour market, and more efficient spending. The study notes that the Greek education system... that the education system as it stands is ineffective and offers poor returns on investment. It points
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorareference by a New Democracy MP to the three-pillar pension system the party wants to introduce having... that the current pension system would not need further reform to bring down costs over the longer-term because of “pensioners naturally exiting the system” in the coming years was treated by his
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Preventative medicine, support for vulnerable form backbone of ND healthcare package
PoliticsGreek Politicsprimary care system is “currently not geared towards health promotion or preventive activities”. Under... a reduction of waiting times and queues when trying to access the health system. The third focus... to the management of healthcare and said that this involved “eGovernment of the health system, patient
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Newsletter 302 - 18/06/2021
legislation focussing on a new supplementary pension system which is to be capitalised based on personal... by the end of this month so Parliament can vote on it next month. The new system will come..., with parties on the left reacting to what is seen as a privatisation of the pension system. The government
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Proposals to reform primary health care draw first reactions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA major overhaul of the primary health care system promises to tap into the private sector... identified as the Achilles heel of the public healthcare system. The solutions put forward, which... patients are currently registered with a family doctor since the system was first introduced in 2018
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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.... The paradox in Greece’s current efforts to reform its pension system is that the troika-sponsored programmes that were devised with the purpose of restoring fiscal health have exposed all of the system’s
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Greece's public healthcare in a muddled and troubled state
EconomyFeaturesGreece provides a universal free or low-cost public healthcare system to employees or the self-employed insured with the country’s social security system. However, plummeting government spending.... Greece’s healthcare system, like much of its social structures, went on a spending spree in the pre
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