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Brexit has opened a can of (constitutional) worms
AgoraTheresa May sent to Donald Tusk, she clarified that the UK will negotiate as one United Kingdom... becomes particularly significant if one takes into account that Northern Ireland has the constitutional... if one ignores the absurd statements of certain UK politicians on how to deal with Spain’s challenges
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Since 2010, declared income has plummeted but tax due has risen
EconomyFeaturesover the past few years. Specifically, more than one quarter (26.3 percent) of taxpayers did not pay.... Moreover, almost half paid annual tax of up to 90 euros, while their taxable income made up one... accounted for more than one third (34.2 percent) of total. They also paid almost two thirds (66.1 percent
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Labour Ministry publishes latest pension breakdown
EconomyMacroeconomyof 2016. Out of this total, 1.23 million receive one main pension, around 809,000 receive one main and one... that almost one quarter (24 percent) of pensioners are over the age of 81, and that 31 percent
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Tsipras gives mixed message on expectations for crucial upcoming Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this goal could be achieved “if we accept an agreement on debt like the one proposed by Wolfgang Schaeuble or an even better one, which we are trying to get.” This was interpreted by many as a sign... is likely to focus one in his talks are securing an agreement which would at least allow Greek bonds
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China's bumpy road to Greece
EconomyFeaturesof local firms. Beijing’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy focuses on infrastructure investments to open... and a year of cultural exchange has also been launched. Chinese investment One of the private... investment group Copelouzos, worth up to 3 billion euros. One of China’s biggest investments is Cosco’s 67
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May is the cruelest month
AgoraJune 19 was day one of the Brexit negotiations. David Davis and Michel Barnier will be leading what is expected to be one of the most tantalising sets of negotiations in the history of European... of their political elite who have play pivotal role in the current government. This is one
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Privatisation plan inches along as groups express interest in DESFA
EconomyProgrammestages to go through before the investors can make a binding offer. Privatisations have been one of the key demands of Greece’s adjustment programmes from the start in 2010 but also one of the biggest... that of the previous one. The privatisation of the state-owned Public Power Corporation was one of the first and most
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Athens keeps cautious eye on Berlin-Ankara relationship as German elections approach
PoliticsForeign Policy, the issue of the EU customs union is the most crucial one. The revision of the 1995 Customs Union... be the one to shape European policy towards Turkey. It is no secret that she is facing mounting pressure...-Turkey relations altogether, analysts say. The EU–Turkey refugee deal may be one of the reasons
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Athens, creditors on way to settling energy, labour issues in third review
EconomyProgrammespring’s stress tests. The smooth running of the e-auctions will also remove one of the biggest... on a strike from one third to 50 percent. This means that the other issues the Labour Ministry has... are due to be discussed on Friday. HRADF advisers One potential complication that has emerged
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Despite cuts, pension system still at risk due to old-age dependency
Society68. Greece in contrast is one of five countries along with France, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Turkey... of GDP spending on pensions is significantly higher at around 15 percent. Greece also has one..., but Greece is one of several countries where the rate drops to less than 3 percent. Greece is also
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