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Greece tops EU tables for lawyers but also pending administrative court cases
SocietyGreece tops the EU league tables in terms of the number of lawyers per population and has by far... per 100,000 in 2010 to 388 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2014. Also registering a high proportion... 6.4 cases per 100 inhabitants in 2012, compared to 21 in the EU – it was at the upper end
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October revenues reverse earlier shortfall, annual primary surplus in sight
Economyto the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid taxes by more than 600 million per month and b) expenditure deferral, particularly regarding
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Increased revenues push Greek budget primary surplus up to 2.28 bln at end of July
EconomyMacroeconomyand means that the primary surplus target was beaten by 1.48 billion euros. The fiscal performance... period. This implies that the tax debt is increasing on average by 1.04 billion per month in 2014
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New overdue taxes rise by 489 mln in Mar, total legacy and new debt at 104.5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomycollected per month in the first three months of the year, another 880 million in taxes went unpaid... 81.5 percent in the first quarter of 2019, meaning that the target was beaten.
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politics“beaten up out there”, while others claimed they were fearful of being “lynched” if they attempted... on electricity tariffs for farmers at 9 cents per KWh and a 50 percent increase in fuel tax rebates
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Labour compensation and productivity in the EU-27 and Greece
Agorathat of hiring in the private sector. Blog 6 compared average productivity growth per employee... growth by adding a further characteristic, namely comparing productivity per hour worked... and only the distribution of income would change, not output per person or productivity. Yet, we would
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agoraenergy dependency on exporting countries grew from 68 per cent in 2010 to 74 per cent in 2021... the uptake of natural gas for heating. At the same time, however, 2022 saw a ramping up of exports... as well as binding long-term energy supply agreements. The EU has been promoting formal engagements
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agoraor moderates in Greece, have chosen to ignore this because they saw it as a means to an end (kicking... tax from 22 to 9 percent for those earning less than 10,000 euros per year, slashing corporation tax... or pension funds, which covers most debtors, would be allowed to pay as little as 20 euros per month
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New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat main pensions could increase by up to 200 euros per month in some cases, while the average rise for supplementary pensions will be 100 euros per month. A senior ministry source told Ta Nea... 2.7 bln euros of IMF loans ahead of schedule this year, a move that the government saw as a key part
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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