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Labour agreement hailed by government as restoration of pre-crisis rights
PoliticsGreek Politicsworking conditions while failing to improve workers’ pay. In a response to the collective bargaining...’ federation (SEV). In practical terms, the deal lowers the threshold for extending sectoral agreements... will not be subject to a threshold. It also ensures that expired agreements remain in force until
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A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
Societysituation. The report, which mainly focused on issues related to consumers’ ability to pay for goods, found... the means to pay them. Over three in four Greeks (78 percent) were late paying least one bill late... late, an answer given by 79 percent of those having paid late, was the inability to pay,” the report
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Revenues spring surprise by beating Sep target, providing 1.4 bln cushion for Q4
EconomyMacroeconomybe attributed to increased ENFIA revenues since a number of taxpayers preferred to pay their tax obligation... will pay (to the bank) their obligation in 9-12 monthly instalments. Moreover, taxpayers with low ENFIA charges may have also preferred to pay the whole amount upfront and not in instalments. It should
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Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pay the wages of priests as a form of compensation for the property deal the two sides accept... will cease to pay their wages the state agrees to pay directly to the church the amount it currently... would find itself having to pay a huge compensation bill after losing a legal battle with the church
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The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
Agoraof new debt that they have taken on board to pay for this machine. The net worth, or wealth... to depleting the resources of the country, debts are being accumulated to pay for additional (over-)spending... had to pay adequately. The toxins have been leaking into the drinking water and evaporating
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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
PoliticsGreek Politicson the fires. Hazard pay controversy The latest fires have also reignited the debate over pay... to an amendment passed in July, awarding hazard pay to parliamentary staff. Seasonal firefighters described... that they would have to wait their turn for danger pay behind those faced with working in air conditioned
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Tsipras vows to cancel reduction of tax-free threshold as SYRIZA seeks way back
PoliticsGreek Politics-free threshold for incomes, which was due to be adopted next year. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT... that they have also made it clear they do not intend to drop the threshold if they come to power and have... reform before the European Parliament elections. The change to the threshold would have an estimated
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PM insists on 3 pct election threshold, unveils plans to entice diaspora voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreshold that parties need to pass to elect MPs in Greece’s national elections. Mitsotakis made... three MPs dedicated to representing them. Mitsotakis’s insistence that “naturally, the threshold... in recent months that the PM might be tempted to raise the threshold due to the proliferation
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraunderlined its own diplomatic immaturity by allowing critical remarks about Turkey, including a reference
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Energy drives closer cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policyin his public remarks as well as the discussions he had with Greek officials behind closed doors. Athens
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