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Greek pensions: The unsolvable equation
Agorain 2010, the equivalent of 2 percent of that year’s GDP. Contributions evaporate By design, the Greek... in 2016. Spending on welfare has been almost halved from 4.2 billion euros in 2011, 2 billion of which... been left with few options in order to find further savings. The social safety net has been whipped
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Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016
slightly in January, when it rose to 2.1 percent compared to 2 percent a month earlier. The net... lending sector. 2 The beast within Border closures to the north will stretch Greek resources... a baby refugee into their arms in order to allow its mother some time to rest. “Our mothers came here
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicson pension and income tax measures worth 2 percent of GDP) unscathed. He undoubtedly emerges from... surplus target to 2 percent of GDP between 2017 and 2021, while in return aiming for a growth rate... that money from this solidarity fund would be used in order not to retroactively slash the EKAS
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Lenders' proposal not yet enough to convince Athens, banish snap poll option
PoliticsGreek Politics’s meeting in Brussels, where the creditors reportedly asked the government to adopt 2 percent... would like to reduce this to three years and for the target to be around 2 percent of GDP after... feels he needs some kind of commitment on this issue from the eurozone in order to offset
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Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto account. The Commission’s data put Greece’s primary surplus for last year at 2 percent of GDP.... Although the Commission appeared united with the other lenders in demanding 2 percent of GDP in new... stance in the negotiations in order to concede as little as possible to secure an agreement. He
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Greek women in crisis
Agoraof maternity leave covered by the employer (2 months prior to giving birth and 2 months afterwards... pregnant women try to work up to their due date, in order to take the leave of 4 months after their baby
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Newsletter 120 - 26/05/2017
to be reached so that Athens can receive the next loan tranche of around 7 billion euros in order... percent, respectively). This falls well below all other eurozone countries. 2 Current account deficit... in new apartments (up to 5 years old) declined by 2 percent YoY and by 0.5 percent QoQ, while the prices
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Newsletter 124 - 23/06/2017
stuck at 20 percent. This highlights the size of the task Tsipras has ahead of him in order to win... case, which takes its name from a cargo ship that was seized in Greece in 2014 with more than 2 tonnes...” about what was decided in Luxembourg. 2 Current account balance improves Bank of Greece data showed
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Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017
of the Noor 1 cargo ship seized with around 2 tons of heroin on board in 2014 - had asked for protection in order to reveal new evidence related to the case. The minister said he informed a prosecutor... envisaged in this five-year period. 2 Budget primary surplus up 26.5 pct Five-month primary target beats
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Newsletter 126 - 07/07/2017
relief and policy directed towards long-term economic growth measures in order for Greece to return... 2017, following a request by the BoG. The fall of 2 billion euros reflects positive developments in the liquidity of Greek banks. 2 Unemployment falls to 21.7 pct in April The jobless rate has fallen
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