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  1. Thessaloniki bus firm row adds to public sector challenges
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The row about the appointment of Stelios Pappas, the father of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, as the new head of the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organisation (OASTH) looks like it will rumble on through August but there is no sign that the coalition will back down on the matter. In fact

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  2. Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016

    Newsletters

    Pensions remain central issue Positive hints from Eurogroup as IMF calls for more measures... is perhaps bigger than all the other challenges facing Tsipras. In its first period in government, between... and the EU. Overcoming this psychological ring-fence is perhaps bigger than all the other challenges

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  3. The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context

    EconomyFeatures

    government figures have been drip-feeding hints of a post-MoU relaxation to a desperate domestic.... Whether the current reform programme is the most effective for addressing these challenges is open

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  4. Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
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    on keeping in place all the measures introduced over the Christmas holidays, despite earlier hints... for fiscal planning, compounding the challenges facing the Finance Ministry as it tries to tackle

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  5. Kasselakis focusses on honing European profile as SYRIZA heads for split
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    contracts. The report criticises the excessive use of direct awarding of contracts and hints openly... and working to reinvent it as a force of the centre-left. The challenges he will face in this mission

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  6. Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024

    Newsletters

    these two fringe parties on 5.7 pct.EconomyBudget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political..., this approach runs contrary to the mounting challenges faced by households on the ground, which

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  7. Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis

    Society

    The proportion of Greeks suffering from major depression has increased substantially since 2011 and is several times higher than pre-crisis levels, according to a new study by the University of Athens. The institution’s Mental Health Research Institute ...

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  8. Tsipras hints at post-election scenario of grand coalition, without him as PM

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    In his first televised interview of this election campaign, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has claimed he will not continue as premier if SYRIZA is forced into an alliance with New Democracy, To Potami and/or PASOK. Tsipras told Alpha TV on Wednesday nig...

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  9. IMF hints at flexibility as debt relief talks continue
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The terrorist attack on former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens on Thursday has drawn attention away from the uncertainty created by the failure to reach an agreement on debt relief at Monday’s Eurogroup, but discussions are continuing in the ba...

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  10. Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Government MPs were due to vote on Thursday afternoon a series of last-minute amendments aimed at ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup. The amendments, a disparate set of interventions on issues, ...

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