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  1. Standoff over civil servants in Greece bears hallmarks of pre-election clash
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    against the local officials. The mayors say the evaluation process is flawed and an excuse to reduce their already depleted staff numbers, thereby hampering vital local services. Administrative Reform

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  2. Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015

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    and the expectations of the government and its supporters. Although a number of eurozone officials... of 1.66 billion (up by 52.2 percent) largely due to a widening of the services surplus by 2.82 billion

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  3. Greece prepares reforms list, eyes solution to liquidity shortage

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    Following the two crucial meeting of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with top eurozone officials last Thursday and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, the next key task for the government... and basic goods and services. Currently, Greece has two main VAT rates, at 13 and 23 percent, a reduced

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  4. Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015

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    the past few days. A number of SYRIZA officials have suggested that if Greece is given an ultimatum... medicines, food and hotels, while all other products and services would fall under the existing higher

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  5. Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015

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    of the last few months. Too many finance ministers, leaders and unnamed “European officials” have been.... However, the key differences relate to the reshuffling of products and services in the three VAT

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  6. Broad agenda for Kerry's visit to Athens
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    will hold with Tsipras and other officials in Athens. Washington is expected to urge Athens to proceed... of border controls and exchange of data among secret services. Diplomatic sources do not exclude

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  7. Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016

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    or not. Tsipras and other government officials have indicated that they would like the fund to leave, one... to taxpayers providing receipts for purchases and services for an amount equal to 10 percent

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  8. Newsletter 92 - 14/10/2016

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    more than just the short-term debt relief measures by Christmas. Finance Ministry officials told... is attributed to a fall in the goods index by 1.7 percent. The services index edged up 0.1 percent

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  9. Grappling with Europe's polycrisis
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    Things are so bad in the European Union that officials are using two Greek words, not just one, to describe it: “polycrisis”. This was the phrase used by European Commission President Jean-Claude..., services, and people. The former Belgian premier argues that this is what rekindled economic growth

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  10. Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016

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    enthusiasm for these issues or support the Greek government. As such, there is a fear among officials... to a decline in clothing and footwear (-2.2 percent), miscellaneous goods and services (-1.6 percent), food

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