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The refugee crisis and the beast within
Agorapsychological connection. It is less than 100 years ago that Greeks from Asia Minor packed onto boats... that Greek society has been more welcoming to the refugees than others in Europe is that Greece has so far been a transit country. It may have received close to 900,000 arrivals last year, and more than
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Athens and creditors edge closer on tax and pensions but gap remains on NPLs
EconomyProgrammeworking years and a higher rate for those with more than 25 years, with the end-rate seen at 2.2... entail a cut in supplementary pensions above 150-170 euros by more than 20 percent. The Labour... understand that the tax-free threshold would be maintained above 9,000 euros, which is lower than
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Overdue contributions rise by 429 mln to 15.78 bln in Q1
Economybillion euros (more than 73 percent) relate to main debt and the remaining 4.23 billion to surcharges... to almost 280,000 in Q1, with 38.3 percent owing less than 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount... of the spectrum, 1,049 debtors (just 0.4 percent of total) owe more than 1 million each for an aggregate
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Disposable income edges up by 0.2 pct in Q4 on second straight rise in compensation of employees
EconomyMacroeconomyin the nominal GDP of more than 27 percent over this period. The breakdown showed compensation... implying a fall by more than 7 billion or 30 percent since 2009. This is largely attributed to soaring... by 1.5 percent to 31.08 billion in Q4. Since 2009, consumption has declined by more than 11 billion
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General gov't figures shed more light on course of spending, revenues during crisis
EconomyMacroeconomyin the annual primary expenditure by 33.26 billion, mostly due to cut in wages and pensions, more than... of 25.9 percent over this period, the revenue-to-GDP ratio rose by more than 9 percentage points (pp... in absolute terms, the respective ratio for primary expenditure was reduced by less than 2 pp from
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Some basic products in Greece among most expensive in EU
Society. Comparatively, fish is also more expensive in Greece than in most EU countries. Consumers pay 113 percent... in 2015 than in the previous year (77.4 percent) in Greece, the data showed. The data is based... of a comparable basket of food and non-alcoholic beverages across the EU was more than twice as high in the most
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Pending pensions mount up, complicating fiscal effort
Economymillion from OAEE. This also reflects the reduced state subsidy, which was trimmed by more than 1.4..., bureaucratic or other reasons) has reached 159,290 cases. More than half (85,300) related to IKA... months for most funds. It doubles for those insured with more than one fund. POPOKP noted
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Marinopoulos travails point to wider difficulties for supermarket sector
EconomyFeaturesdecision to file for bankruptcy. The Marinopoulos story is more complicated than that of another Greek... percent) spends less than 200 euros per month according to the survey. Another survey released in April... from Eurostat released in June this year showed that Greeks pay 31 percent more than the EU average
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Fool Britannia
Agorahimself a more skilful political tactician than Cameron, which is quite an overwhelming thought. You’re... political system showed more durability and poise than we had thought until now, especially given.... Possibly Greek society proved more mature and less hateful than it gets credit for. Maybe Greece
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Electoral law vote brought forward, refugee crisis returns to political agenda
PoliticsForeign Policythis week, rather than Friday as had originally been planned. There is no obvious tactical move... rather than Parliament. However, the prime minister does not appear to have the support of his... more than 3,000 migrants on Lesvos. Despite the recent lull in arrivals, problems remain at the island
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