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  1. Better contribution collection for Greek pension funds but 5.1-bln shortfall looms
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    Economy

    of unpaid pensions and lump sums to more than 380,000 new pensioners (3.1 billion). The largest part (808... that the contribution collection is now growing faster than wages, reversing the trend of previous

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  2. Greek primary budget surplus at 707 mln as revenues beat target in May

    Economy

    (by 642 million) and higher revenues (by 142 million from shortfall of 620 million to April) more than... to targets lower than the 40-million euro mark. The revenue breakdown showed direct taxes increasing

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  3. Coalition adopts court ruling that restores judges' pay, others poised to follow

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    have appealed rather than to entire groups. The coalition hopes this will give it some time to find... are earning substantially less than they did a few years ago. Also some voters might feel

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  4. To Potami takes next step in mission to become key political player in Greece
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    a notable player in Greek politics. Although less than four months have passed since Theodorakis... in the country’s developments. To Potami’s short-term aim is likely to be to secure enough support (higher than

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  5. Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
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    Society

    the survey of more than 1,000 Greeks, suggest that the practice of reusing items such as clothes... of the total, more than charities and the church, which make up 33 percent.

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  6. Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    end up being a sterner test of SYRIZA's mettle than the coalition's. The opposition party upped... relating to the liberalisation of the energy sector rather than just blocking the sale of the so-called

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  7. Just 8 percent of Greece's 1.27 mln registered unemployed receive benefits
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    Society

    that the numbers are even more alarming than most would imagine. Quoting figures supplied by Greece’s jobs... unemployed, meaning they had been out of work for more than 12 months. Also, 9.2 percent of those

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  8. Public deficit and democratic duty

    Agora

    to suggest that Greece’s deficit was inflated so it was bigger than Ireland’s, triggering an international... in the build up to Greece turning to the eurozone and the IMF for a bailout is far more sinister than just

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  9. Central gov't primary cash surplus reaches 1.37 billion in first half of year

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    at 23.67 billion euros, 236 million higher than the BoG underlying item. Interest payments on a cash basis dropped 11.9 percent to 3.17 billion euros, 1 percent higher than the budget figure. The 6-month

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  10. Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -DEI), whose interests were far narrower than those represented by the groups opposing coastal... Golden Dawn) demanded such a discussion, they backed seven different proposals rather than uniting

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