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  1. Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    Agora

    in the private sector would need to be significantly reformed, pay rates for overtime work would... allow local pay agreements to set wage growth below sectoral agreements and introduce variable pay... flexible hirings of part-time or shift work, with lower weekly hours and subsequently lower pay gradually

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  2. The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
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    Agora

    of new debt that they have taken on board to pay for this machine. The net worth, or wealth... to depleting the resources of the country, debts are being accumulated to pay for additional (over-)spending... had to pay adequately. The toxins have been leaking into the drinking water and evaporating

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  3. Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on the fires. Hazard pay controversy The latest fires have also reignited the debate over pay... to an amendment passed in July, awarding hazard pay to parliamentary staff. Seasonal firefighters described... that they would have to wait their turn for danger pay behind those faced with working in air conditioned

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  4. An issue of statistical significance in Greece

    Agora

    in the country’s modern history. Even as early as May 2009, the budget’s unrealistic projections were

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  5. Coalition unwound

    Agora

    one of its most turbulent patches in modern history. Having secured a form of stability over

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  6. Fight against tax evasion yields results, reveals challenges

    Society

    a modern, efficient tax administration. It is not yet clear, though, if the country’s political

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  7. Off the isles of Greece
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    Agora

    anything of Lord Byron, ancient Greeks or their modern successors are dead. The least that can happen

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  8. Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven
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    Agora

    Cleisthenes has a lot to answer for. Yes, he laid the groundwork for Athenian democracy in 507 BC but he also did it after being recalled from exile. As much as he helped transform ancient Greece, he a left dangerous legacy for its modern version. Since Cleisthenes, too many Greek politicians

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  9. On the beaches

    Agora

    also highlighted Greece's inability to place itself in the modern world. "Greece: The richest place

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  10. Jobs, hundreds of thousands of jobs
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    Agora

    by more than 20 percent. Greece’s labour market has been devastated, like no other in any modern crisis

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