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Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015
change in the way individuals manage their cash. For more than three weeks, they could withdraw only... cards, Eurobank 170,000 and National Bank more than 400,000, while Piraeus officially announced... and handled an average of more than 100,000 online transactions per day, implying a substantial Banks
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agoraof nativism than populism, but it was still an appeal to the basest instincts in the electorate. And, while... or moderates in Greece, have chosen to ignore this because they saw it as a means to an end (kicking... with Velopoulos’s party. This means there has been a realignment of the far-right vote, rather than
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societystrong health outcomes despite spending less than many of its peers. But beneath the surface, troubling... people. That’s higher than the OECD average and signals growing concern over preventable and treatable..., with fewer than a quarter of adults indulging daily. Access to care Despite universal eligibility for core
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Mitsotakis pledges more tax cuts in 2020 amid police violence claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWednesday night’s vote on the 2020 budget, which saw the economic plan approved by just the 158 New... on the welfare system. Those earning less than 12,000 euros do not pay solidarity tax. The first... that the government saw as a key part of the confidence-building exercise vis-à-vis foreign investors. Staikouras
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Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
Societyin the census for the first time in 2020 skews the picture slightly, however 2020 also saw a record... in by MoU-imposed restrictions on permanent hires saw governments resorting to temporary hires, leading..., we have previously noted that the practice of hiring where it is possible rather than where
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Newsletter 339 - 27/05/2022
to 22.1 pct. This led to the gap between the pair narrowing to 9.9 points. PASOK-KINAL saw hardly any... of less than 45,000 euros. The rollout of this programme was trailed in a recent televised address... over day-to-day issues such as energy costs rather than foreign policy. ND has a distinct advantage
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Newsletter 393 - 15/09/2023
that things could be much worse than they are now. There is a feeling in the opposition camps... to abandon the belief that this government is more professional than previous administrations... was at 102.2 points in Q3 2008. Old apartments - those over five years old - saw their prices increase
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New polls suggest picking party veteran for president helps PM in goal of mobilising ND base
PoliticsGreek Politicspoll also suggests that the public’s interest in the presidency is substantially lower than the level... position in third, as its support rose from 7.9 to 8.6 pct. Greek Solution saw its backing drop from 8.8 to 7.7 pct, leaving it tied in fourth place with SYRIZA, which saw a bounce after settling its
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
Agorathis initial success are probably more complex than these narratives imply and will only..., Greece spends a third less on healthcare than it did prior to the financial crisis. Public spending... of nursing staff relative to population in the EU, with 344 per 100,000 people, less than half
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Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016
probably be lower than the government’s proposed 384 euros. In addition, compared to the initial... for those with more than 25 years. However, they seem to agree on an increase in contributions...-on-quarter (QoQ) to 190 million, primarily reflecting a rebound in core operating income that more than
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