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  1. Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015

    Newsletters

    and until the end of August 2018. The document states Greece wants the money so it can cover debt... we can judge, total interventions for 2015 stand at 2.3 billion euros and at 6.5 billion for 2016... have reportedly been cancelled and it is not clear whether this can be reversed given that capital

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  2. Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?

    Agora

    events in our daily lives.[1] This also holds true for thinking about the macroeconomy of Greece. We can... in emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic. If executed according to plan it can bolster the longer run structural... away to some extent from the pay-as-you-go system that is the dominant pillar in Greece today

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  3. Greece submits reform proposals but Eurogroup unlikely to be moved

    EconomyProgramme

    , those who will pay their full principal amount until the end of March will receive a discount in the surcharges. The law allows for debtors to pay in advance of the tax submission set date (end of May... and reward those who pay the full amounts of tax debt upfront versus those who pay in (up to 100

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  4. Government braces for reaction to pension bill
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to choose which contributions bracket they join, which will then be linked to what pension they can... to the pension system since the crisis began more than a decade ago that would lead to retirement pay rising... & Merchants (GSEVEE) complained recently that 55 percent of the self-employed would have to pay more under

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  5. PASOK and Potami aim to firm up joint platform
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    After several weeks of deliberations, PASOK and To Potami are preparing to present their common policy platform in a show of partial unity that may act a as a precursor to the two parties joining forces at the next elections. The two parties, along with Democratic Left (DIMAR) and Drasi, both

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  6. Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis

    Society

    The proportion of Greeks suffering from major depression has increased substantially since 2011 and is several times higher than pre-crisis levels, according to a new study by the University of Athens. The institution’s Mental Health Research Institute ...

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  7. IMF hints at flexibility as debt relief talks continue
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The terrorist attack on former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens on Thursday has drawn attention away from the uncertainty created by the failure to reach an agreement on debt relief at Monday’s Eurogroup, but discussions are continuing in the ba...

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  8. New president receives strong endorsement, hints at areas of interest

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Senior judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou was elected Greece's new, and first female, president on Wednesday by the vast majority of the country’s MPs, vindicating Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s choice, but also justifying SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras...

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  9. Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Vaccination rates across Greece are beginning to diverge, leading experts to make further appeals to citizens to overcome their hesitancy and scepticism. While the political leadership continues to praise the operational efficiency of the vaccination ca...

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  10. Govt hints at more relief measures as opposition lambasts electricity bill fixes
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The latest budget performance figures offered a pleasant surprise for the government, which has immediately got to the task of balancing public expectations for more assistance with the need to reassure the markets of its commitment to fiscal discipline...

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