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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new round of talks with the troika is pending so the last thing the Greek government needed at the moment was a court decision forcing it to return hundreds of millions of euros to civil servants... and even then it can only be put towards one-off measures, not those of a permanent fiscal nature
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Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
Societyhas nearly doubled since 2012 as many as 1 in 5 Greek working-age adults now live in a household... percent of government outlays to social transfers, but much of this spending went to relatively well-off
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New Democracy and SYRIZA neck and neck for EP vote but PASOK adrift
PoliticsGreek Politicspopularity and looks unable to shake this off. The fact that PASOK leader and Deputy Prime Minister.... The promise of doing things differently to the political establishment is attractive to many Greek
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HFSF 2013 annual report unveils accumulated losses of 15.1 bln and potential recovery value of 34.4 bln
EconomyBankingfrom 665.8 million in 2012, mainly reflecting the one-off presubscription fee of 555.6 million paid... reimbursed from the four core banks in accordance with the presubscription agreements. Greek daily
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Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
Societyand the Greek branch of WWF also indicates a shifting attitude with regards to the donation or exchange..., electrical goods and furniture has yet to take off. Just 14 percent of respondents said they had “probably
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The television will not be revolutionised
Agoraministerial decisions through Parliament to take ERT off air. It is not the first time over the past few... years also made clear. Throughout this crisis it is Greek voters who have mostly accepted
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Cairo Declaration inches Greece closer to hydrocarbons goal
PoliticsGreek Politics. Such a deal could still be some way off as neither side wants to rile Turkey at the moment. Indeed... but not conclusive step in the Greek government’s ambitions to strengthen Greece’s energy potential. Another
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You can call it reform if you like
Agorainto a troika programme by a bungling George Papandreou and not because its public finances went off... announced this week the formation of a party committee to prepare for a review of the Greek
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Probe into LAOS leader could spark contest for party's voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsmillion euros worth of Super Puma helicopters to the Greek armed forces in more than a decade ago... party was expected to gain, with many commentators having written LAOS off as a spent force that reached
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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek Finance Ministry (MoF) tabled in Parliament the 2015 budget on Friday, with the headline figures confirming what had recently been reported. Following a fruitless 4-hour conference call.... Privatisation On the privatisation front, the budget notes that sell-off projects worth 5.36 billion have
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