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Wolfgang at the door
Agorathe Germans, who had implemented the challenging Hartz reforms provide outright solidarity, rather than... and recovered much more slowly than the US did after experiencing its massive financial crisis. During... more than 40 billion euros through lower interest rates on its government debt, while a study
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Despite cuts, pension system still at risk due to old-age dependency
Societyolder than 65 years for every 100 persons of working age (20 to 64 years). The ratio rose from 19.5... than that of the total population. Greek pensioners over 65 were found to have disposable incomes slightly higher than the OECD average. Regarding poverty and age, the report found that in 15 out of 25
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Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
Societythan through a permanent position. Around one third of respondents (32 percent) said that the job... they had been insured for fewer hours than what they worked and 9.3 percent worked without insurance.... One in five of all workers made less than 500 euros a month, of which 11.2 percent were men
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Budget primary surplus at 2.32 bln in Mar, beating target by 1.22 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyyear was 63 million. Tax refunds rose to 1.08 million euros in the aggregate period, higher than..., above target by 361 million euros, and 2.7 percent higher than for the same time last year. Expenditure Primary expenditure rose to 3.41 in March, higher than the figure of 3.22 billion in February
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A moment to reflect, not celebrate
Agorabe a moment for reflection, rather than celebration. The last eight years have been marked by avoidable... with a comforting sense of detachment, rather than an actual country with real people and flawed politicians facing... a soap opera playing out on their TV screens rather than a series of events causing real upheaval
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PWC report finds Greek fire damage above average despite lower incidence
Societywere due to negligence rather than arson or weather phenomenon. Evidence was also found... occurred 5.5 times less than average. However, while fire prevention in comparison with other southern..., but their firefighting mechanism is better than Greece’s, containing the damage more effectively
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Greek elections: Just the (decisive) details to be settled
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Agoraand undoubtedly have a broad appeal. More than 2.5 million pensioners will receive an extra payment... less than 500 euros a month will receive the full amount. Also, the VAT changes this year will see food... that if New Democracy wins by no more than four or five percentage points, SYRIZA will emerge
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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agorathe future of the EU and Greece’s place in it. The campaign has been little more than a proxy war... respectful of voters than its predecessors, whether this meant fighting corruption, being... down rather than building them. As a party in opposition, it was much easier for SYRIZA to pick holes
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The main economic challenges that will define the Mitsotakis reign
Agorabetter economic shape than in it has been for many years. While many of the scars of the long... continuously since the first quarter of 2017, while employment has grown by more than 300,000, which has... buffer purported to be more than 35 billion euros. Even Mitsotakis admitted in a recent interview
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societyof the national and the European Parliament after losing more than half its voters. A lot has happened... Parliament elections that it has contested than in national elections, both in absolute votes..., and it is only now – more than four years later - entering its final stage with the testimony of the defendants
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