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  1. Podcast - Losing game: Greece's weak defence against hooliganism

    Agora

    Following a deadly attack on a 19-year-old football fan in Thessaloniki in early February, the Greek government has announced new measures aimed at reining in hooliganism. However, we've been here before in Greece. So, will the latest measures actually make any difference or are they just a knee

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  2. PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism
    Photo via www.primeminister.gr

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -empt attacks from the opposition, which has already been critical of New Democracy’s approach... a 15-cent subsidy on diesel. However, horizontal measures that had been floated in the press over... substantial measures to address the problem, and of playing up the external elements of inflation while

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  3. Hiring balance slows in June as job market returns to normal levels
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    is also the fifth straight month this year there has been a positive balance, after opening... to relief measures linked to Covid-19. That said, this year’s June figure is significantly lower than... by 45 percent compared to last year, as all measures preserving jobs are wound down. Both hirings

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  4. Despite seasonal recruitment in accommodation and catering, hiring balance slows to 2,999 in July
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    year due to relief measures linked to Covid-19. July is also the sixth straight month this year there has been a positive balance, after opening negative in January. Total hirings in July came... measures preserving jobs are wound down. Hires were down by 14,464 jobs compared to July last year

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  5. Mitsotakis sets out post-election agenda as discontent bubbles up in SYRIZA
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that despite the second-round upsets he is confident that his administration has the public’s backing for its... in inflation, adding that incomes would continue to rise thanks to a series of measures put in place... was committed to continuing with reforms. Among the measures he highlighted were upcoming tweaks

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  6. Government action plan on forests touted amid scepticism from opposition

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the country’s surface area had been burned. The opposition has been arguing... the government’s response plan, combining support measures with a long-term forest management programme. Among the measures pledged were emergency funding for individuals and local authorities to repair homes

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  7. Commitment to reducing debt front and centre in government fiscal policy
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . Moreover, the fiscal compliance demonstrated by successive Greek governments for almost a decade has... the burden after 2032, a milestone year when the debt relief measures agreed at the 2018 Eurogroup... and the gradual debt relief measures granted by official sector creditors, linked to specific reforms

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  8. Disposable income plunged 9.3 pct in Q2, dragging consumption down with it

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    has retreated by 22.3 percent over the last three years, underlining the impact Greek families have felt from the ongoing crisis and implementation of austerity measures. The effect of the reduction

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  9. Another dive for compensation in Q3 drags disposable income, consumption down
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    income has retreated by 29.1 percent over the last four years, underlining the severe impact Greek families have felt from the ongoing recession and implementation of strict austerity measures

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  10. Greek 2013 primary surplus confirmed at 1.5 bln euros

    Economy

    budget - and is a reflection of the remarkable progress that Greece has made in repairing its public... debt easing measures. Nevertheless, top eurozone officials’ statements indicate that potential

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