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Hirings outpace job departures by 76,591 in May for fourth positive monthly balance in a row
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance displayed net hirings of 76,591 in May 2016, down by 9,555 compared to the corresponding period last year, the Labour Ministry’s information system (Ergani) data showed on Wednesday. In addition, this year’s figure means that ther...
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition. A n...
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Government steps in as NBG row takes new twist
EconomyBankingJust one day after the election of the new chairman at the National Bank of Greece (NBG), which was seen as providing respite in the recent dispute between the NBG top management and the bank’s major shareholder, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (H...
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Review talks continue in Athens in shadow of pension benefit row
EconomyProgrammeDiscussions between the Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs resumed on Wednesday in the wake of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) decision to put on hold the implementation of short-term debt relief measures until the institutions ...
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Athens settles pension handout row, looks for review progress
EconomyProgrammeEurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem concluded on December 24 that “the way has been cleared for the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to go ahead with the decision-making procedures” for the implementation of short-term debt relief measures after G...
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Tsipras tries to resolve trash row as opposition goes on offensive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government looks set to overcome one of the domestic problems that has been troubling it over the last few days but others are likely to fester. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took the lead on Monday evening in a bid to end the strike by refuse colle...
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Industrial production grows 1.7 pct in July for tenth positive reading in a row
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 1.7 percent in July following upwardly revised growth of 1.8 percent in June, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data revealed on Friday. The headline figure for July is the tenth consecutive ...
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Russia responds to expulsions but diplomatic row seen petering out
PoliticsForeign PolicyRussia has expelled two Greek diplomats and has forbidden two others from entering the country in retaliation to a similar move by Athens a month ago. The Russian diplomats were expelled by Athens because the Greek secret service informed the government...
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe last of the three government bills due to be adopted before Parliament’s summer recess begins was adopted on Thursday amid much acrimony. The final draft law, which brought together various disparate provisions, proved the most controversial of all ...
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PM identifies pending pensions as key problem, while row brews over media law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified clearing the pensions backlog as one of the government’s priorities for 2021 after New Democracy struggled to live up to its pledge to ensure retirees receive their payments in less time than in the past...
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