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Macron arrives in Athens, kindling government's hopes
PoliticsGreek Politicsis being received by the Greek government. Speaking after meeting President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Macron... is willing to get involved in the debate about Greek debt relief and to actively push for ways for the matters to be settled. Given the doubts about whether the IMF will be part of the Greek programme
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeaturesof government agencies. The Register of Services and Agencies of the Greek Public Administration is a tool... context. It is generally accepted that the Greek civil service lacks independent authority...-political grounds. The recent case of the newly formed Hellenic Space Agency offers a perfect
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Fitch upgrades Greek rating to 'BB-', three notches from investment grade
Economyinterest rate on Greek debt at 1.8 percent, it is well below that of most Eurozone peers. Banking... On the political front, Fitch finds the situation stable with the relationship between the Greek... the deal is presented to the Greek Parliament for a vote. However, early elections according to Fitch
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Greek teachers low paid, but work shorter hours in smaller classes
SocietyGreek teachers are low-paid by international standards, but work among the lowest hours and in some... that at secondary level, teachers starting off in the European Union earn an average of $32,741 (€30,700), rising... also applied to secondary level in Greece. In real terms, Greek teachers are €13,104 when starting
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyin September is expected to define both the course of Greek-Turkish relations and developments... positions on the Cyprus issue, the Greek government was also irked by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s criticism of Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Sunday regarding his recent comments
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Tsipras hammers out dividing lines, trumpets battle with 'elite'
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 2010, Greek governments failed to claim back from pharmaceutical firms 241 million euros... the less well-off members of society and suggested that opinion polls might not take into account... should aim for a margin of victory of at least 3.5 points. This was seized upon by SYRIZA officials
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek Politicsafternoon but this was prefaced by the government and New Democracy picking up where they left off last... been tense after he hired his daughter at the Greek Parliament on the single day he served.... Mitsotakis’s meeting with Pavlopoulos primarily had this as its goal. However, upon leaving the president
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Kasselakis puts on friendly face for big business, compounding SYRIZA unease
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter his whirlwind introduction to Greek politics. Kasselakis presented himself as a “leftist... and not offered days off in return. He also proposed that employees be given stock options in the company... business, will start to look upon entrepreneurial activity more favourably. “SYRIZA is moving
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For Greek families, electricity goes from given to must for survival
SocietyIt is another sign of the way the Greek crisis has evolved over the last few years... that had been cut off from the power grid due to being unable to pay their bills. It also promised..., the Public Power Corporation (PPC) revealed that it was cutting off electricity to about 30,000 homes
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What are Greek coalition's plans for privatisation programme?
Economyand contributed to the nosedive in the Greek stock market by 14.1 percent during the first week... or ADMIE), currently fully owned by PPC, and the transfer of the remaining 34 percent stake to the Greek..., the previous governments had completed in 2011-2014 sell-off projects worth 5.36 billion euros with cash
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