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  1. PM sets out case for third term, surveys global landscape and talks up constitutional reform

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    wage heading towards 950. He stressed that recent increases in take‑home pay stem from tax cuts... if the first party surpasses a known threshold, and that will shape New Democracy’s campaign. He... stance is pivotal for any high‑threshold votes, signalled that it will not grant the government a “blank

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  2. A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
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    Society

    situation. The report, which mainly focused on issues related to consumers’ ability to pay for goods, found... the means to pay them. Over three in four Greeks (78 percent) were late paying least one bill late... late, an answer given by 79 percent of those having paid late, was the inability to pay,” the report

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  3. Revenues spring surprise by beating Sep target, providing 1.4 bln cushion for Q4

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    be attributed to increased ENFIA revenues since a number of taxpayers preferred to pay their tax obligation... will pay (to the bank) their obligation in 9-12 monthly instalments. Moreover, taxpayers with low ENFIA charges may have also preferred to pay the whole amount upfront and not in instalments. It should

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  4. Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to pay the wages of priests as a form of compensation for the property deal the two sides accept... will cease to pay their wages the state agrees to pay directly to the church the amount it currently... would find itself having to pay a huge compensation bill after losing a legal battle with the church

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  5. The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
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    Agora

    of new debt that they have taken on board to pay for this machine. The net worth, or wealth... to depleting the resources of the country, debts are being accumulated to pay for additional (over-)spending... had to pay adequately. The toxins have been leaking into the drinking water and evaporating

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  6. Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on the fires. Hazard pay controversy The latest fires have also reignited the debate over pay... to an amendment passed in July, awarding hazard pay to parliamentary staff. Seasonal firefighters described... that they would have to wait their turn for danger pay behind those faced with working in air conditioned

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  7. Tsipras vows to cancel reduction of tax-free threshold as SYRIZA seeks way back

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -free threshold for incomes, which was due to be adopted next year. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT... that they have also made it clear they do not intend to drop the threshold if they come to power and have... reform before the European Parliament elections. The change to the threshold would have an estimated

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  8. PM insists on 3 pct election threshold, unveils plans to entice diaspora voters
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    threshold that parties need to pass to elect MPs in Greece’s national elections. Mitsotakis made... three MPs dedicated to representing them. Mitsotakis’s insistence that “naturally, the threshold... in recent months that the PM might be tempted to raise the threshold due to the proliferation

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  9. Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
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    Agora

    the highly contentious issue of how to identify the transfer value of impaired assets and who could pay... funds are as low as one percent and seldom surpass the critical threshold of 10 percent. For Greek

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  10. ILO highlights social impact of Greek crisis, proposes change in policy
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    Society

    is a proxy for the ability to pay for health care, surged from 26.6 percent in 2008 to 40.5 percent... income resulted in an increased share of households that fell below the poverty threshold, defined

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