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  1. Child poverty rate in Greece triples in a decade, OECD study finds
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    Society

    percent of children classified as poor in Greece had a father in work for most of the year in 2007... to 12,950 euros per year in 2008. By 2015, the latest year for which the data was collected

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  2. After Kotzias departure, Tsipras hopes for clear path to elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in opposition, SYRIZA had asked for an investigation into the use of these funds. A year earlier, 43... to be on these interventions as well as the possible scrapping of next year’s pension cuts as 2018 comes to a close and Greece enters 2019, an election year. For these measures to come to fruition, the SYRIZA leader needs

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  3. As budget talks drag on, parties focus on inflicting damage via graft claims

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    In the absence of a concrete agreement with the institutions over whether next year’s pre... of GDP primary surplus next year. According to Kathimerini, reservations were expressed... will not be able to claim a political victory that he deems vital for his chances in next year’s general

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  4. Coalition indicates it will keep focus on corruption allegations
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    earlier this year about Novartis bribing politicians and public officials. SYRIZA’s rapporteur... politician. Also, the focus on alleged scandals means that going into next year’s elections, Tsipras... might see out its four-year term. In effect, though, he confirmed that if Kammenos pulls ANEL out

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  5. Greece's never-ending election campaign
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    Agora

    is also linked to the claims that surfaced earlier this year about Novartis bribing politicians... of having a hand in the claims made by unidentified whistle-blowers earlier this year regarding... will be asked to make their decisions when they go to the polls next year. If the recent trend

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  6. Athens ready to start legislating fiscal measures despite ongoing talks over 2019 budget
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    EconomyProgramme

    that the lenders see a gap of 300 to 400 million euros next year if pension spending is not reduced... year, while the social security subsidy for young workers will cost 103 million euros, producing... pension applications by the end of this year. They number just under 40,000, while retirement bonus

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  7. Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
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    Society

    of 4,000 first year places was announced for the 2018/2019 academic year, raising the total... found no significant change in pattern over the five-year period between the repeal of the “asylum

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  8. Trade deficit jumps by 39.1 pct in September and rises by 1.4 pct in 9-month period
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s trade deficit jumped by 39.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in September compared to an increase of 15.1 percent in August, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT... figure for the first nine months of the year showed a rise of 1.4 percent in the trade deficit

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  9. Backpay for civil servants gets "positive" measures rolling for government
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    Economy

    to the beneficiaries being between 200 and 4,690 euros better off per year as a result... of the corporate tax rate. The latter is due to come down from 29 to 28 percent next year and then by 1... that the institutions expect to occur next year if pension spending is not reduced by 1 percent of GDP

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  10. Athens prepares final 2019 budget after green light to ditch pension cuts
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    EconomyProgramme

    percent of GDP next year without cutting pension spending by the equivalent of 1 percent of GDP... is expected to foresee growth of 2.5 percent for next year, with the primary surplus reaching 3.6 percent..., which is one of the main privatisation goals for this year.

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