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  1. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    . “The government is proceeding with thousands of irregular appointments and grantings of tenure, while... payroll overnight simply by not proceeding with renewals. Over 100,000 contract positions were

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  2. Coalition's proposal for PR electoral system unlikely to clinch supermajority
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the prime minister said he wanted to change the electoral system because he is not able.... The coalition’s proposal centres on three key themes: · Scrapping the 50-seat bonus for the winning part... for the conservatives, at the next elections. Scrapping the bonus means that the winning party, which

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  3. Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
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    EconomyFeatures

    the performance of almost 140 countries against 12 pillars of competitiveness. It assesses the factors... that the country lags behind in nearly each of the 12 pillars of competitiveness. A predictable mix... of the 12 pillars, a further breakdown of the results showed the areas in which Greece performs well

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  4. PM unveils 'Greece 2.0' plan to use EU recovery funds, transform economy
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    Economy

    pillars of the plan. The aim of plan is to mobilise 10.4 billion euros under this pillar once the private... 1.1 billion euros of the EU grants. Of the four pillars, the other pillar where the government aims... euros with the addition of bank lending. These funds have not been allocated to specific pillars

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  5. Newsletter 291 - 02/04/2021

    Newsletters

    in the form of grants, 6 billion euros will be given over to the Green Transition – one of four pillars... – one of four pillars of the plan. been earmarked to receive 1.1 billion euros of the EU grants. Of the four pillars, the other pillar where the government aims to bolster the grant funds by harnessing

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  6. Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016

    Newsletters

    closed the state broadcaster because they wanted to silence it rather than for fiscal reasons... for New Democracy and others to oppose scrapping parliamentary immunity for former politicians

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  7. Newsletter 153 -2/03/2018

    Newsletters

    of the changes and the decision not to make any eye-catching appointments suggests that Tsipras wanted... “objective” property values and the scrapping of the VAT discount on the remaining Greek islands

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  8. Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of Europe and NATO. Beyond the broader vision that Mitsotakis wanted to set out (the slogan... two years, reduction in contributions to main pensions from 20 to 15 percent, scrapping of trade

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  9. No late rally for Tsipras
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    Agora

    . Kymbouropoulos drew more votes than any other conservative candidate on Sunday, suggesting voters wanted... SYRIZA paid out and the minimum wage increase (including the scrapping of the subminimum salary

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  10. Promises, promises
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    Agora

    leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis consciously avoided making any pledges because he wanted to depart from... a new “permanent mechanism” to support low-income pensioners. New Democracy also voted for the scrapping

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