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  1. Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
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    Society

    than through a permanent position. Around one third of respondents (32 percent) said that the job... they had been insured for fewer hours than what they worked and 9.3 percent worked without insurance.... One in five of all workers made less than 500 euros a month, of which 11.2 percent were men

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  2. Budget primary surplus at 2.32 bln in Mar, beating target by 1.22 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    year was 63 million. Tax refunds rose to 1.08 million euros in the aggregate period, higher than..., above target by 361 million euros, and 2.7 percent higher than for the same time last year. Expenditure Primary expenditure rose to 3.41 in March, higher than the figure of 3.22 billion in February

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  3. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    is lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants

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  4. A moment to reflect, not celebrate

    Agora

    be a moment for reflection, rather than celebration. The last eight years have been marked by avoidable... with a comforting sense of detachment, rather than an actual country with real people and flawed politicians facing... a soap opera playing out on their TV screens rather than a series of events causing real upheaval

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  5. Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
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    Agora

    percent) than is currently expected. The opposition leader proposed a range of policies to help..., the cost is substantially higher than the pledges made by the prime minister, which were seen..., Greece’s tax compliance problems span a much larger period than recent years, when the burden

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  6. PWC report finds Greek fire damage above average despite lower incidence

    Society

    were due to negligence rather than arson or weather phenomenon. Evidence was also found... occurred 5.5 times less than average. However, while fire prevention in comparison with other southern..., but their firefighting mechanism is better than Greece’s, containing the damage more effectively

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  7. Greek elections: Just the (decisive) details to be settled
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    Agora

    and undoubtedly have a broad appeal. More than 2.5 million pensioners will receive an extra payment... less than 500 euros a month will receive the full amount. Also, the VAT changes this year will see food... that if New Democracy wins by no more than four or five percentage points, SYRIZA will emerge

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  8. A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
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    Agora

    the future of the EU and Greece’s place in it. The campaign has been little more than a proxy war... respectful of voters than its predecessors, whether this meant fighting corruption, being... down rather than building them. As a party in opposition, it was much easier for SYRIZA to pick holes

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  9. Newsletter 208 -31/05/2019

    Newsletters

    Democracy’s win but due to the centre-right party’s larger than expected margin of victory over SYRIZA..., a difference of 9.4 percentage points. This was larger than most opinion polls had indicated and more than... election results surprised even those who anticipated a win for New Democracy due to the larger-than

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  10. The main economic challenges that will define the Mitsotakis reign

    Agora

    better economic shape than in it has been for many years. While many of the scars of the long... continuously since the first quarter of 2017, while employment has grown by more than 300,000, which has... buffer purported to be more than 35 billion euros. Even Mitsotakis admitted in a recent interview

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