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  1. After pay rises in armed forces, PM faces calls for broader wage increases
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay increase by between 13 pct to 20 pct over... sector pay scale mean that civil servants’ wages have increased by 2.1 billion euros, which

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  2. Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The announcement comes after a week of upheaval in New Democracy, as ministers called for pay rises... following the PM’s announcement of pay rises for armed forces personnel. Several prominent politicians

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  3. Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    for Energy so it can be eligible for EU support funds. Egypt has completed interconnections with Libya... of Northern Cyprus. On the other hand, Cairo and Athens share a common line on the issue of Libya..., and the International Law of the Sea,” he said. The two ministers also discussed the issue of Libya

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  4. New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis followed this up by holding a meeting with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos... with Pavlopoulos that holding general elections “as soon as possible” is the only way for the country... week, disputing each other’s motivations. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sprung a surprise

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  5. Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    party is publicly holding firm to its stated ambition of securing an outright parliamentary majority... the Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum “in practice.” The government is also pushing ahead... to be sealed by a simple majority by the next Parliament. With New Democracy holding 156 seats, the path

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  6. Court orders 2012 pension cuts to be reversed, costing up to 1.5 bln
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    Economy

    decision retroactively. This means the coalition will have to restore pensions but not pay out the amount... not have any impact on these bonuses. The government is not in a position to pay out this amount (up... with pensioners' unions regarding an acceptable way for retirement pay to be gradually raised

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  7. Seven in 10 Greeks raiding savings to pay bills, two in 10 have no deposits

    Society

    into their savings to cover basic costs and pay their growing tax bills. Of course, this has a knock

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  8. Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
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    Society

    percent of men). Just 57 percent reported receiving their pay on time and without problems, 33

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  9. Reported widening of revenue shortfall in Feb as liquidity worries persist

    Economy

    to the one-month extension provided to taxpayers to pay their obligations. VAT revenues... 1.23 billion are due on March 13, 16 and 20. In addition, Greece has to pay 1.08 billion mainly... in January and stood at 622 million, slightly above target of 611 million. Lower income from

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  10. Parties at odds over private universities as ND faces nepotism accusations
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    opposition parties claimed were a waste of public funds. PASOK warned that winding up the company... also objected to pay increases for cabinet members contained in the omnibus bill. PASOK spokesman Haris Koukoulopoulos said that increasing the pay of ministers who were not members of Parliament

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