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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammeof the pension system carried out by the government. “This was intended to be a fiscal measure and we all... social safety net, which it believes is too reliant on retirement pay. “We all know that the fiscal
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Mitsotakis looks beyond New Democracy for votes that could bring him to power
PoliticsGreek Politicswill govern on behalf of all Greeks,” he added. “A decisive government will overcome all the obstacles
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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomyAuthority (ELSTAT) figures. Around 1.2 million main pensions (40.5 percent of all main pensions) concern... to the death of a relative or disability. In total, around 9 percent of all pensioners are aged between
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Athens and lenders yet to agree on how to drop pension cuts without creating fiscal gap
EconomyMacroeconomythat Greece has the fiscal space to implement all of the measures it wants, to not impose the pension... gets the all-clear from the Eurogroup. The head of Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee Makis
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Newsletter 180 -26/10/2018
154 votes, which is comfortably above the threshold. It is unlikely that all these extra MPs would... that Greece has the fiscal space to implement all of the measures it wants, to not impose the pension
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Religion plays strong role in identity, beliefs of Greeks, international survey suggests
Societyfrom government policies. Out of all countries surveyed, Greeks had the highest rate of belief... abortion should be legal in all or most cases, with 52 percent saying that it should be illegal and 45
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What Greece imports and why
EconomyFeatures10.5 percent of all imports came from in 2017. This was followed by Italy at 8.1 percent, Russia... such materials account for 24.2 percent of all imports. This means that Greece imports a vast amount of fossil
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Hirings balance negative by 120,087 in October on seasonal movements
EconomyMacroeconomy350,046 departures. Just under three quarters of all departures were layoffs with the remaining classed... and 46.3 percent, respectively. All five age brackets recorded a negative hirings balance during
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Final budget for 2019 excludes pension cuts, includes 910 mln in expansionary measures
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros. Overall, the Finance Ministry sees improved performance on the revenue front across all... International Airport (AIA), which recently got the all clear, for an amount of 1.12 billion euros. In 2019
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Tsipras talks up 'positive' measures but polls show little impact so far
PoliticsGreek Politicspersonnel and other civil servants (all of which have been rubber stamped), along with the other fiscal... of respondents say they will not be affected at all by the promise, while 35 percent say that it will have
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