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  1. Mandatory e-payments come into force as Greece seeks to boost card use further
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    EconomyFeatures

    , but businesses did not match this with the means to pay electronically. To counter this, in April... the arrangements necessary for customers to pay electronically as well as by cash. The move targets sectors where..., Mastercard, Maestro and Union Pay. They are also required to make mandatory payments to legally licensed

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  2. Property ownership waning in Greece as renting takes over

    Society

    or probably unfair. Most respondents (38.3 percent) said that they would struggle to pay the coming year’s ENFIA property tax, while 25.4 percent did not think that they would be able to pay it at all. Around 21.6 percent said that they would be able to pay. Asked what they would do if they couldn’t

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  3. Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -employed Greeks would face a heavier contributions bill just so that one in 10 could pay less... and freelancers would have to pay under the new system would be higher than under the scheme... suggested that only 70,000 pensioners would see any noticeable increase in their retirement pay

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  4. PM goes big on minimum wage increase, but opposition unmoved
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    growth. The raise will take gross minimum pay from 663 euros to 713 euros per month an increase of 50... to benefit from what he described as “a decision of responsibility and solidarity”. The minimum pay rise... to the announcement by saying the new minimum wage doesn’t suffice to pay electricity bills, while KINAL

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  5. 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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  6. Coalition unwound

    Agora

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

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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. On the beaches

    Agora

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

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