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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesportion of existing pensioners and are therefore, once again, highly politically contentious... starts to drift upward again, a reflection of the fact that recent retirees were on more generous... by EUROSTAT’s measure in 2012, dropping briefly in 2013 and peaking again in 2015 at 17.8 percent
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsbriefing as a “show” aimed at shirking the government’s responsibility. “Greece has again come face... Tsipras to discuss steps that could be taken to ensure this kind of disaster never happens again. One... voters who may now feel convinced that SYRIZA should not govern again after the next elections.
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Moments to remember from the euro crisis
Agora, make it much more difficult for member states to end up in such a perilous situation again are now... and cost competitiveness problems were not dealt with. “This should not be done again,” he stressed, adding... in a position where last-ditch threats will again become a key policy tool. Recent history suggests
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras again presented the European vote as carrying a double meaning. He touched on the broader... to lose. He also ruled out again the possibility of a grand coalition after the national vote... government’s top tasks will be to change the electoral law again so that future elections do not take
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Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara’s intention to begin again drilling works in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as its... again, Turkey’s destabilising role and its standing as the principal violator of International Law... Foreign Ministry spokesman, underlined that “Greece, with today's statement, once again exhibits her
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Govt counts fiscal cost as Greece heads for lockdown extension
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials were briefing journalists at the start of the week that shops were on track to open again... Adonis Georgiadis, who has been pushing for stores to be able to operate again. However, it also comes... again at Thursday’s European Council and Greek government sources suggested they were pleased
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Labour market developments in Greece during Covid-19
Agoraagain provides the numbers as in Figure 2. What do we see? · Participation, on trend, has been... again. · Recessions do not usually lead to evenly distributed unemployment throughout the economy...) and employment (with a lag) are closely correlated. ELSTAT once again provides the data as seen in Figure
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting scheduled as Athens and Ankara eye quieter summer
PoliticsForeign Policy2019, again on the sidelines of a NATO summit in London. The reason was what Greece viewed... side does not exclude the possibility of Cyprus becoming again the reason for tension in the Eastern... this opportunity of my presence here today to urge, once again, all parties to intensify their efforts
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BoG sees growth of 4.2 pct this year but warns of multiple challenges ahead
Economy-term, some of which were brought to the fore again by the pandemic. Greece’s central bank also urges... and tourism picks up pace again from the very low base of 2020. Next Generation EU (NGEU) combined...-in the IFRS 9 requirements, the ratios drop to 11.8 pct and 13.8 pct. The BoG notes again that the portion
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agoralacking businesses of scale. The government has picked up on this theme, and, again if the newspapers... interest rate loans to support mergers; and regulatory relief. Again, we come away with a sense... in different parts of Greece. Crisis management is yet again the primary order of business
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