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Unpopular but effective property tax returns for another year
EconomyMacroeconomyThe single property tax (ENFIA) has become one of the most contentious taxes in Greece, adding a notable burden to Greek households since its launch in 2014. However, ENFIA has a relatively high... of personal income tax forms (E1) clearance, the process for the calculation of ENFIA has started
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Thinking outside of the box
Agoralicenses in Greece’s digital network was one trigger for this discussion. This process has been... the late 1980s, when private broadcasting first emerged in Greece. Since then, no proper tender has.... This suspicion about the relationship between the media, big business and the political system has
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Can Greece learn to love renewable energy?
EconomyFeaturesGreece is one of the most fossil-fuel dependent countries in the European Union, and has struggled... to be on every Athenian rooftop, you could be left with the impression that Greece has fully embraced renewable... to exploiting this potential has so far been lacking. In the 1990s, a support scheme for renewable energy
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Recent steady rise in refugee arrivals pose extra challenge for Greece
PoliticsForeign Policythe combined capacity is for just under 7,500 people. The need to address the overcrowding has been... average has increased to more than 80 (80.5), which is a rise of almost 70 percent. Mouzalas has... provide has risen substantially over the last few months to a total of 9,276 but this has still
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How the pension fund that invested heavily in Attica Bank lost half its reserves
Agoraand the Consignments and Loans Fund. Attica has repeatedly stressed since then that its greatest... TSMEDE has lost 93.5 percent of its investment. In absolute terms, the market value of TSMEDE...) and bonds (29.94 million). TSMEDE, though, has recorded huge revaluation losses from its equity
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Greek Pharmaceuticals: The little pill with big potential
EconomyFeaturesThe Greek pharmaceutical industry has remained a relatively strong sector despite the crisis..., the Greek pharma industry has grounds for expanding its market share internally and externally.... The Greek pharmaceutical industry has reason to maintain a bullish outlook. With a highly skilled
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September drop of 3.1 bln is 15th straight month of decline in Eurosystem funding
EconomyMacroeconomyto market sources. ELA funding landed at 47.56 billion euros in September. It has been trimmed by 39.21... has been posted since June in the wake of reinstatement of waiver on Greek government securities..., its lowest level since December 2012. It has dropped by more than 12 billion euros since June 2015
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Crisis sees Greeks change eating habits, cut back on eating out
SocietyThe crisis has seen Greeks eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on meat, eggs and milk, a study from one of the country’s consumer groups has found. The survey, conducted on behalf... than six out of ten consumers (63 percent) said the economic crisis has affected their food
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Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has been bracing itself of for a negative outcome and has played down the possibility... Panos Skourletis on Tuesday. Skourletis has been one of the favourites to lose his job... ruling has settled and the representatives of the institutions have left Athens. ND dispute Tsipras
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Some progress in first round of talks but most second review issues remain unresolved
EconomyProgrammeas funding of the guaranteed minimum income (GMI), where substantial progress has been achieved but which... of the unilateral legal recourse. It has also been reported that the social partners, who had previously signed...) opposed a change in the determination of the minimum wage by the state. Katrougalos has not ruled out
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