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New regime on electricity producers from RES/CHP stations foresees further investments in Greek energy market
Legaltransition from the old system of fixed retail prices (feed-in-tariffs) to the new system... stations from RES and CHP put into operation in the Interconnected System from 1.1.2016 are included... in any retrieval system of any nature without prior permission. Application for permission for other use
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Greece forced to revisit prickly subject of pension spending to conclude review
EconomyProgrammepercent by 2025. The reform introduced a new unified pension system with new rules applied to all.... Such a development exacerbates the already large inter-generational imbalances of the Greek pension system... short of making the pension system sustainable and additional reforms were needed to address
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Bond issue mulled amid pressure from judiciary clash, Varoufakis claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsatmosphere in the judicial system at a time when the government is trying to fend off demands... system and the systematic discussions he had with Alexis Tsipras and other SYRIZA officials, even... the payment system that was being devised in early 2015. Former Energy Minister Panayiotis Lafazanis
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Newsletter 129 - 28/07/2017
and Prosecutors accused the government of trying to undermine the justice system’s independence, likening... and other opposition parties to accuse the government of trying to undermine the judicial system... and control the justice system. A government that considers the justice system to be an institutional
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The whole truth and nothing but the truth
Agoraof the political system and local media. Also, given that the next sub-tranche is destined for the repayment...-based official’s fate. Behind this apparent show trial lies a deeply problematic judicial system. While... system. According to the EU justice scorecard, the average duration of court proceedings in Greece
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Greek demographic ratios among the worst in Europe
Societysystem has become the focus of repeated interventions by the country’s lenders. Greece also has one... the pension system, however it still suffers from problems. The government has to constantly prop up the system with revenues from taxes, made all the more difficult due to the level of tax evasion
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Athens unmoved as relations with Russia become chillier
PoliticsForeign Policybetween Ankara and Moscow and the agreement for Turkey to buy S-400 missile defence system. Moscow's decision to supply Turkey with an S-400 air defence system is causing concern in Athens... (not then an EU member state) agreed to buy S-300 missile defence system, Ankara reacted strongly, which
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Tusk proposals over refugee quotas puts Athens on alert ahead of EU summit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTusk is set to propose the scrapping of the quota system that compels member states to accept... asylum system, but appears prepared to ask for mandatory quotas to be scrapped if no agreement... yet to be relocated under the quota system agreed more than two years ago. Hungary and Slovakia
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeaturesgovernments increased subsidies for the system and pushed the country’s health care budget deficit to 50... developed for physicians in line with international practice, and an electronic prescription system has been... care system. The study observes that while positive steps were made during the crisis to rein
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeaturesof the social security system, which involved consolidating the majority Greece’s fragmented social security funds into a single entity, known as EFKA. The reform also harmonised the contributions system... the move to the new contributions system. Growth in public sector wages and salaries alone was a much
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