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  1. Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
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    , however, suggest that efforts to win back support with a big tax relief package have fallen flat

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  2. Farmers roll back into Athens as government fails to resolve long-running dispute
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    The government’s latest attempt to defuse a long‑running standoff with Greece’s farmers appears to have fallen flat, with producers and livestock breeders returning to the streets of Athens on Friday in a fresh show of discontent. Farmers from across the country were expected to converge

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  3. Mitsotakis urges EU to be proactive, PASOK looks for silver lining ahead of congress

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    ’s polling remains stubbornly flat. Recent surveys show only marginal movement for the party, while

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  4. PM addresses internal anxieties in party as polls indicate public is increasingly sceptical
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    at 14.5%. Other opposition parties remain flat, unable to capitalise on ND’s losses. The same poll shows

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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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    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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