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  1. Greek teachers low paid, but work shorter hours in smaller classes
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    Society

    for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that primary teachers entering the profession... found that at the primary level, Greece has the lowest pupil–teacher ratio along with Luxembourg... that Greece reduces teaching hours according to how many years a teacher has served

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  2. Stress-free vote on multi-bill but bigger challenges lie ahead for Tsipras

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    any NPLs to be sold to distressed debt funds before the September 20 elections and has since had.... However, the government has also committed to agree with the lenders by February 15 what will happen... there are not particularly good and fights have broken out between migrants. The facility has to be vacated

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  3. Court ruling creates new complication for gov't, this time with property tax

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    According to reports, the plenary of the Council of State has decided that the statutory... in the property prices has a direct impact on a series of taxes that are linked to real estate.... Pension ruling This is the second similar key issue the government has postponed after the CoS ruling

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  4. Meimarakis and Mitsotakis make it into run-off vote for New Democracy leadership

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    expected. New Democracy has highlighted this figure as an indication of the renewed interest... opposition parties. Meimarakis, a party veteran at 62, offers more experience and has deeper ties within... of rivalry between the candidates, especially since Meimarakis has the backing of the wing of the party loyal

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  5. Vote on same-sex civil unions reveals common ground and divisions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    within the government. ANEL has cultivated its image on being socially conservative and close... and EU values, New Democracy has long struggled with such social issues. It was interesting to note... Democracy officials. This means that Mitsotakis has substantial ground to cover if he is going

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  6. The agenda of the first programme review shapes up with thorny issues
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    EconomyProgramme

    , the government has pledged in the third memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cost savings of around 1... that the remaining 0.4 percent or 700 million has to be covered by new measures. All indications... in 2018. The government has to present an updated MTFS for the period until 2020 detailing

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  7. Gov't mounts defence of pension plan but lenders' approval may take time

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the pension system, the government has decided to actively defend its plan both at home and abroad.... Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Thursday that he has not yet seen the proposals and only knows what he has read in the newspapers. Katrougalos has also been

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  8. Mitsotakis win sends ripples through other opposition parties

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Mitsotakis’s effort. Grigorakos, who is close to former PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, has been critical..., he said he could “not rule anything out.” There has been much speculation about whether Mitsotakis’s... of Greece’s centre-left. Until now, Potami has maintained a largely neutral stance on the left/right

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  9. PASOK and Potami divided over direction to take after Mitsotakis win
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    together. The idea of such an alliance has gained greater urgency not just because of Mitsotakis’s win... lacklustre performance in the September election. Theodorakis has called for a party congress at the end... pro-European and reformist force in Greek politics. Potami has so far refrained from discussing

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  10. SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government has come in for criticism again from the opposition parties for allegedly trying.... The dispute over the TV licenses has been brewing for some time as the opposition suspects SYRIZA is trying... attempted to highlight that the government has a shady motive for tabling the amendment by challenging

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