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Suspension of Eldorado's mine work deals blow to coalition's investment drive
Economyof Energy and Environment delaying the issuance of the required permits and licenses for more than... than 300 million dollars invested so far, will be suspended. Activities at its underground mine... in 2011 and has created so far 2,000 jobs and invested a total of more than 700 million dollars
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Unpaid social security contributions almost reach 15 bln
Macroeconomyowing less than 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount close to 1 billion (6.7 percent of total... percent of total). Meanwhile, 995 debtors (0.4 percent of total) owe more than 1 million each for a total... at the end of September. More than 90 percent of that stemmed from IKA debtors and 8.5 percent from OAEE
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Where things stand on the Greek pension reform proposals
EconomyProgrammepension is lower than that paid out, the difference will continue to be paid to the pensioner until... pensions for those with medium and high salaries and more than 15-20 working years. The self-employed... billion euros) in 2016. The government insists on increasing revenues rather than cutting cost (i.e.
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Declared income falls 28.7 pct from 2011 to 2014, salaries and pensions suffer most
Economy-earners and pensioners consistently make up more than three quarters of total declared net income... allocation for the self-employed shows more than half (58.3 percent) is concentrated in the low... is declared by 15.9 percent. This is more profound in farmers with more than half (54.8 percent
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Unpaid social security contributions hit 15.35 bln at end of 2015
Economyof debtors increased by 4,487 QoQ to 272,468 in Q4 with almost four in 10 owing less than 15,000... debtors owe more than 1 million euros each for an aggregate amount of 3.47 billion euros, corresponding to more than a fifth of total debt. The largest debt bracket involves those owing between 50
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High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
EconomyMacroeconomyEmployees insured with IKA, the largest main social security fund in Greece, lost more than 10... the amount of wages fell by 2.11 billion, albeit an increase in the number of insured by more than... that it expects the average salary to further slip in 2015 since more than half (55.5 percent) of gross
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Greek teenagers' behaviour charted
Societyin Greece were twice as likely (35 percent) to say they have had sex than girls (17.3 percent). Over time... that concerned them than with other people. Mobile phones and the internet are a common communication tool..., singing and writing, were more common among girls than boys. Conversely, boys generally engaged
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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policyon Brussels on Monday and appear to offer potential relief for Greece. Rather than adopt the draft... directly from Turkey rather than Greece. Apart from the reluctance of many member states to consider... resources. The Greek asylum service, for instance, has less than 250 employees. If the process
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Unpaid taxes reach 86.3 bln, 60 pct racked up since crisis began in 2010
EconomyMacroeconomypercent of total) owe less than 3,000 euros each for a total amount of 1.81 billion, corresponding... of total) stems from a total of 4.3 million debtors owing less than 1.5 million euros each. On the flipside, just 5,221 debtors owing more than 1.5 million euros each, owe tax debt of 66.56 billion
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Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policy. With more than 50,000 refugees and migrants scattered around Greece and the return process yet... little more than mobile phone chargers or food distribution,” said the report. “With no presence.... This would mean the coalition deciding on a much more hands-on approach than the one it has opted
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