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  1. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    with a widely shared opinion piece, which concluded by inveighing against the Troika of the country... for fighting forest fires well into the years of the crisis paints a subtler picture, and one which... that of Portugal with 37. One of the major differences is that compared to these countries Greece is far more

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  2. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    ) attrition rule laid out in the MoU, meaning one new hire is permitted for every 4 (previously 5.... 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

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  3. Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the pension system. One of the key issues likely to come up during Moscovici’s visit on Tuesday... for a married couple, 412,500 euros for a married couple with one child and 450,000 euros for a couple

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  4. Unpaid taxes keep rising, tax audits short of targets

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    that this specific category of audits is the only one that beats the target.... increase in the cumulative debt reflects payments against ‘old’ debt, which amounted to 852 million so

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  5. Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , from one of 225 million euros in the draft budget. The 2015 budget does not incorporate new measures... a positive impact on general government fiscal figures of 852 million (0.47 percent of GDP) in 2013

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  6. EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
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    Agora

    -engineered scheme heartily, it will be a nightmare. Greece is the only one of those participating... raised serious doubts about the safety and legality of sending back asylum seekers en masse to Turkey

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  7. No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to vote “present” (similar to abstaining) in one of the ballots after some prevarication over what... that Erdogan can be portrayed as the villain of the piece and Turkey as a so-called “pirate” state... this, inferior, deal. The opposition party is trying to find a way of criticising ND’s handling

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  8. Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The issue of voters’ data being properly protected was one of the key topics of debate when the postal vote... that voters’ personal information was given to one of the ruling party’s MEPs undermines further... given the ongoing investigation into a potential data breach at the Interior Ministry. The MEP

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  9. Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    exports to cover the EU’s energy needs. Greece is one of the few EU member states that has constructed LNG infrastructure and is one of the European gateways for the US imports. "Whichever way we... on the Greek side since the contractor missed the deadline to deliver it by the end of 2021. The Greek

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  10. Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    been hijacked by one or two countries, like Greece. These countries have nothing to do... in our regulation to make sure that no third country can contravene the interests of one of our member... stipulates that “involvement of the contractor or subcontractor in the common procurement does

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