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The implications of Erdogan's referendum victory
Agora-man system equipped with vast additional powers. These will be usurped from other institutions... and societal backdrop. Early elections? The new Turkish-style presidential system (see below for a summary... priority, requesting a significant amount of legislative work to harmonize laws and the legal system
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Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts and reforms, hopes for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politics, an overhaul of the education system and a public sector reform package that he hopes will convince... law would relate to the simplification of the tax system, including a guarantee that no further.... The conservative chief said that he favoured a system whereby firm-level contracts would outweigh sectoral deals
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EU disunity on refugees and its poisonous effects
Agoraviews about the quota system, which envisions a certain number of refugees being allocated to each... the idea of scrapping the quota system, suggesting that it is not working and that it is up to member... or whether an “a la carte” system will emerge. It may sound like impudence from Tsipras, given the clashes he
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Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsan economic plan that is due to be built on tax cuts and an overhaul of the pension system. Although... the lenders to cancel, by unveiling plans for a much larger reform of the social security system. In recent interviews, the opposition leader has said that he would like to create a three-pillar system
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Council of Europe report warns over austerity-inflamed inequality in education
Societyausterity damaged the country’s education system and exacerbated inequality in accessing education... system increasingly relies on short-term contracts, which is much criticised by unions of education.... On the other end of the spectrum, Greece’s education system is plagued by a much-criticised shadow
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsbill, 4) Radical overhaul of the tax system, 5) Tie up the loose ends from the third review and, 6.... On pensions, the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system... system. According to reports, the scheme will mean that the number of years worked and income earned
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ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepresentation system that will award a bonus to the winning party. Unlike the existing system, which... will be held under a proportional representation system that will not award any bonus to the winning..., while the second will be under the system proposed by ND. SYRIZA, however, is opposed to moving
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Government braces for reaction to pension bill
PoliticsGreek Politics, private pillar to the pension system. Apart from tweaking replacement rates, the bill will pave... make a fundamental change to the previous government’s system by decoupling social security contributions for the self-employed from their earnings. Instead, under the new system, they will be able
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OECD releases new outlook calling for sustained reforms post Covid-19
Economyprotection system was in a much better state to deal with the crisis than it would have been otherwise. That being said, the OECD points out the need to address imbalances in the social security system... protection system. Greece economic activity continues to be concentrated in traditional, low
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Experts recommend extensive reforms to overhaul economy amid mixed reception
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the knowledge economy, better regulation of the financial system, more investment in infrastructure, digital transformation of government, healthcare, and the justice system. It also proposes radical reforms to the justice system, education and social security, support for decarbonisation and renewable
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