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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeatures. Announcing the new hiring plans, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis argued that the hirings would... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations... contractors. Their numbers have swelled from 3,413 in 2012 to 15,601 at the end of 2017. By far the largest
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of protests on Lesvos and Chios, where the government despatched 500 riot police... the contractors for bulldozing forested public land to build roads to one of the sites. Violence erupted
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Government seizes crisis moment to boost investment in energy infrastructure
PoliticsGreek Politicsand disputes between the Greek contractors and the Bulgarian government but was expedited in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting EU sanctions on Russia. Against this backdrop, more
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Greece deal leaves many questions
Agora(when Greece has a big repayment to the ECB…if you feel like this is deja-vu from last month
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Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepresentatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek Politicsemployees’ compensation rights. Also, firms are no longer responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even
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Newsletter 19 - 13/03/2015
is: when was the right moment for Greece to raise this issue?” Athens-based German historian Hagen
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agoramoment for Greece to raise this issue?” German historian Hagen Fleischer, one of the leading
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...
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