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  1. Mitsotakis seeks to wrestle back initiative by launching new revision of Greek Constitution

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    need 180 votes to enact them — a high bar in a fragmented political landscape. Protracted process

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  2. Predator row deepens as Tsipras publishes ideological roadmap for new party
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    manifesto on May 1. The Athens Bar Association (DSA) took the unprecedented step late last week

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  3. ND moves to contain demands for parliamentary scrutiny as polls show opposition in flux
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in the surveillance of senior military and government figures. The rule would raise the bar

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  4. Newsletter 503 - 08/05/2026

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    into a major institutional flashpoint. The Athens Bar Association (DSA) took the unprecedented step

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  5. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations... contractors. Their numbers have swelled from 3,413 in 2012 to 15,601 at the end of 2017. By far the largest

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  6. Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
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    in early summer. In June 2019 the number of public sector contractors was 103,213 and in June 2020 it had... in the latter part of 2019, however there was no corresponding fall in the number of contractors. New record

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  7. How the pension fund that invested heavily in Attica Bank lost half its reserves

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    The Engineers and Public Contractors Pension Fund (TSMEDE) found itself in the spotlight over the last few days as a result of being the major shareholder in Attica Bank, which faced a number of issues related to corporate governance and lending activities, according to an investigation carried out

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  8. Self-employed paying less for social security contributions, Labour ministry reports
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    EconomyFeatures

    -employed workers and reports of such workers deregistering from the status of “self-employed” en masse... Engineers and Public Contractors Pension Fund (TSMEDE) fund compared to 64.2 percent in 2017

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  9. Coalition's moves on public sector hirings under scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Minister Pavlos Polakis said that the government has replaced contractors in catering, cleaning

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  10. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    , which contribute seasonal contractors to the fire-fighting effort, have also enjoyed a greater

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