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Tsipras talks up 'positive' measures but polls show little impact so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has paid out more than 750,000 main, supplementary and lump-sum pensions since coming to power... clearly feels that he now has something tangible to show voters rather than the theoretical benefits
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Primary surplus confirmed at 6.44 bln in October on revised budget targets
EconomyMacroeconomyto 38.70 billion, lower than the target by 300 million. The MoF noted that the movement in expenditure... of 403 million in the first 10 months of the year, 1.32 billion better than the target
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A European intelligence school led by Greece and Cyprus?
Agorathan “sharing of "operational" information - intelligence on specific threats by specific actors... more important than institutions for intelligence sharing.” Beyond these doubts about the project
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New overdue taxes jump by 1.4 bln in Sept, with total stock exceeding 104 bln
EconomyMacroeconomydebt totalled 7.84 billion, lower than the figure for the same period last year by 15.3 percent. New..., lower than the increase of 745 million noted in August. The VAT collectability rate rose to 86.3
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Athens moves quickly to scrap pension cuts as Eurogroup inches forward on euro reform
EconomyProgrammeafter a meeting in Brussels that lasted much longer than usual (19 hours, according to some) because... than the originally foreseen date of 2024, provided that sufficient progress with risk reduction
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Unemployment at 18.6 pct in September as unemployed decline by 11.1 pct year-on-year
EconomyMacroeconomythe Labour Ministry’s Ergani database for October showed that there were 120,087 more departures than..., the employment balance showed 168,282 more hirings than departures. Ergani noted that the balance
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Mistrust of politics grows as army and police gain favour, survey indicates
Societygiving undue assistance to migrants rather than low-income Greeks. Trust in both the police... parties has been consistently low across recent survey years. In more than one survey, Greeks have
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Greece rises through the ranks for LNG transport tankers
EconomyFeaturesas many contracts than any other country. Their data showed that Greek shipowners had commissioned 33... to play a leading role in renewable energy rather than fossil fuels. Meanwhile, Greece’s quiet rise
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Private sector employees increase in 2018 along with average wage rise of 4.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomywere employed by more than one firm. Compared to last year, the number of companies has risen by 10,077... percent earned more than 1,500 euros per month. Employees aged 30-44 made up the largest proportion
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Population projections show demographic problem set to worsen in coming decades
Societyin the worst case scenario, Greece will still be recording around 40-45,000 more deaths than births... for Greece, the country’s population in the best case will be up to 800,000 less in 2035 than
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