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  1. Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
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    to the turmoil in the Middle East and to the government’s actions in Cyprus. In moments of geopolitical danger

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  2. Iran war creates turbulence for Greek tourism outlook
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    both the physical danger of the conflict and the mobilisation of resources within Israel, where

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  3. Government dismisses early elections as opposition call foul on rule of law debate schedule
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    at the risk of a protracted Middle East crisis boosting inflation and the lurking danger

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  4. PASOK on edge amid disagreement over engagement with new Tsipras party
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    %, but the momentum is clearly with the new entrants. For PASOK, the danger is twofold. First, that ELAS

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  5. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations... contractors. Their numbers have swelled from 3,413 in 2012 to 15,601 at the end of 2017. By far the largest

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  6. Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
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    in early summer. In June 2019 the number of public sector contractors was 103,213 and in June 2020 it had... in the latter part of 2019, however there was no corresponding fall in the number of contractors. New record

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  7. How the pension fund that invested heavily in Attica Bank lost half its reserves

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    The Engineers and Public Contractors Pension Fund (TSMEDE) found itself in the spotlight over the last few days as a result of being the major shareholder in Attica Bank, which faced a number of issues related to corporate governance and lending activities, according to an investigation carried out

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  8. Self-employed paying less for social security contributions, Labour ministry reports
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    EconomyFeatures

    -employed workers and reports of such workers deregistering from the status of “self-employed” en masse... Engineers and Public Contractors Pension Fund (TSMEDE) fund compared to 64.2 percent in 2017

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  9. Coalition's moves on public sector hirings under scrutiny
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    Minister Pavlos Polakis said that the government has replaced contractors in catering, cleaning

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  10. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    , which contribute seasonal contractors to the fire-fighting effort, have also enjoyed a greater

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