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  1. Newsletter 447 - 17/01/2025

    Newsletters

    parliamentary speaker Kostas Tasoulas as his preferred candidate. In an announcement sprung somewhat earlier

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  2. Honey, I shrunk the Greeks

    Agora

    that the country ever had to pay for debt servicing, 15 billion euros. Even as part of the design of the first... and 4.9 billion in 2011, 15.8 billion euros in total. In the first two years of the program and before... the SMP. At the same time, the holdings of Greek debt by domestic investors actually increased in 2010

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  3. Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis

    Society

    has witnessed growing poverty and total pauperisation of a substantial part of Greek society... previously evaded tax. As many lower- to mid-income groups were required to pay tax for the first time... a political polarization and even extreme political affiliations”. Another finding is that in Greece

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  4. Greek households continue to slash spending on goods and services

    Society

    , Norwegian households only pay 0.2 percent on schooling and learning. In comparison to 2014, spending...) and alcohol and beverages (4.1 compared to 3.5 percent). The share of total population... inactive person (1,102.32 euros or 77.6 percent of the average). Inequality Another important finding

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  5. Despite debt deal likely falling short, IMF to retain a role in Greece
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    EconomyProgramme

    that 160,000 taxpayers (2.3 percent of total) will see increases of between 50 and 200 euros, while another.... The ministry said that 1,470,962 taxpayers (23 percent) would pay less property tax this year than... programme. It has been reported that the talks are no focused on finding a way to ensure

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  6. How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
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    in these elections. As a result, an estimated 530,000 young voters could go to the polls in total to cast... rushed to pay out a bonus to pensioners a week ahead of the vote to entice pensioners to back his... a remarkable turnaround, winning the conservatives with 30.5 percent versus 25.6 percent for SYRIZA

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  7. EU deal appears promising for Greece, but success rides on efficient use of funds

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and how the funds would be distributed. He acknowledged that the price to pay for an agreement... Democracy will seek funding for. There is no doubt that Mitsotakis is correct in calling the total... by Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir Christopher Pissarides. The panel recently delivered its first

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  8. Greek politics goes from stability to state of flux
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    Agora

    a combined total of almost 17 pct. Their numbers have been edging up in the opinion polls carried out... problems faced by the country and its citizens rather to pay attention only to the political field, which... an outright majority at the next elections, due in 2027. Under the current electoral rules, the winning

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  9. Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016

    Newsletters

    also involves the Christmas, Easter and holiday allowances of 800 euros in total for each pensioner... in expenditure on retirement pay of at least 3 percent of GDP. For the reasons mentioned above, the government... turned to winning the September elections. Thoughts of how his government would implement the deal

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  10. Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
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    Society

    the media owners pay their fair share for using the public airwaves. Tsipras sought to drive home... to roughly the same revenue as the original bidding total. The number of licenses on offer has been...) Savvidis purchased in 2013, while his participation in the winning bid for a stake in the port

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