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Unemployment rate eases to 24.6 pct in Q2 as number of employed jumps
EconomyMacroeconomy, the percentage of long-term unemployed to total jobless rose to 73.1 percent after easing to 71.6 percent in Q1. Part time employment slipped to 9.5 percent of total employed with 68 percent of part timers
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Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue
PoliticsForeign Policyof the European total this year. The dramatic nature of the rise in arrivals this year is starkly illustrated... the host of last year. This was less than one fifth of the total number of arrivals in Europe
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Ambitious privatisation targets will test government's resolve
Economytargets ahead for the coalition. The government has committed for total privatisation proceeds of 6.4... privatisations and other means. It is reminded that this fund would generate a targeted total of 50
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Budget execution slips in Sept as 3.08 bln primary surplus turns to underperformance
EconomyMacroeconomyof the 5-billion mark spot on target. Overall, total expenditure decreased by 5.3 percent in 9-month to 34.02 billion, 3.14 billion better than target. On top of primary expenditure, total expenditure
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Poverty risk rate in Greece hits high of 36 pct in 2014
Societyof poverty or social exclusion, 2004-2013 Year % of total population 2004 30.9 2005 29.4 2006 29.3 2007..., 2003-2014 Year % of total population 2003 16.9 2004 14.1 2005 12.8 2006 11.5 2007 11.5 2008 11.2 2009 11.0
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Some movement on Greece's name dispute but solution still long way off
PoliticsGreek Politicslast Saturday in Athens. Talks focused on the first package of 6 CBM’s (there are 11 in total... government was surprised by the fact that five of the total 15 EU member-states making up the so
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Government in race against time to resolve bailout issues
EconomyProgrammetaxation on lottery games and particularly KINO, which makes up 85 percent of total lottery revenues... tax results in the targeted tax revenues the net impact on the total tax revenues from OPAP could
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Unemployment down for second straight month in August, falls to 24.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy2012. Note, though, that the August figure means this total figure has more than trebled over the last... covered by the jobless benefit markedly improved to 12.3 percent of the total, which is the highest
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Gov't submits multi-bill to pave way for next bailout tranches
EconomyProgramme(betting) making up 49.7 and 40 percent of total revenues respectively. Market sources stress... with a total amount of 100 million euros. The second tier protection includes households that have an annual
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Coalition considers options for addressing pension system sustainability
EconomyProgrammeup 28 percent of total from 16 percent in 2009. In addition, the ratio of insured persons over... the incorporation of supplementary funds into main pensions with the aim to secure a higher total pension
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