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  1. The pension and revenue interventions Greece has to make to meet its 2016 fiscal target
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    EconomyProgramme

    Greece has to achieve a primary surplus target of 0.5 percent of GDP in 2016, according to the agreement reached with institutions last summer. Achieving this target means that the government has... the interventions it has already announced. Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos said in an interview

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  2. Brexit has opened a can of (constitutional) worms
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    Agora

    . The challenge is Herculean not just because of the enormity of the task. Brexit has also opened the debate... with Westminster on a breakaway vote. However, the UK government has signaled that it will not consent... Ireland has significantly increased after the failure to form a government there. Nevertheless, when

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  3. Has internal devaluation really helped Greek exports?

    Economy

    The performance of Greece’s exports has been one of the main disappointments of the troika-led... markets has been steadily declining since 2008 and the reforms implemented since 2010 have not had much... and the deregulation of the labour market, which has managed to erase in just three years all

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  4. Settling rising private debt? The IMF has some ideas

    Economy

    , has recently emerged as an important issue in the discussions between the Greek government... taxes of 67 billion and unpaid social security contributions of 16 billion. The Bank of Greece has.... The direct government involvement in private debt restructuring has been relatively rare according to the IMF

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  5. No one has won in Spain
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    Agora

    they are. Neither the right block (with the Popular Party and Ciudadanos) has enough seats to form... parliamentary majority. The political landscape that has emerged from these elections shows very clearly... by the PP. The rough road that common Spaniards have crossed in the last four years has been full

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  6. Tsipras leads the line as New Democracy has victory and majority in its sights
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in Cyprus, opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to douse speculation that has emerged over... side to us. It has a completely different approach to what the country really needs... elections, although this may depend on the undecided voters. According to the survey, New Democracy has

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  7. Athens takes heart from Gentiloni, Lagarde comments but still has distance to cover

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    protections in primary residences. It has been made known by the institutions that they do not want any... challenge for the government. Work has already started at the Finance Ministry and the underlying... and social issue, the government has realised that the revision of the surplus target is politically

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  8. Mitsotakis has ground to cover after election disappointment as progressives ponder future
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the government has convincing responses to the concerns raised by the June 9 vote in which... has created an issue of government instability, while 43 pct of all those asked believe... underline that the PM has a considerable task on his hands to win round the public as well as his

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  9. Data underlines Greece still has big wage gap to bridge
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The issue of Greeks’ wages and spending power has become a thorn in the government’s side - aside... and purchasing power parity, the current administration has repeatedly pledged a rise of the average wage... 2016 of over 30 pct. This has dropped the share of workers earning below 700 euros monthly to just 2

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  10. EBRD reports highlights demographic headwinds Greece has to navigate
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    Society

    income tax break for seven years. The country also offers Investment visas, a policy that has been... rates, Greece has benefited from skilled net immigration. Technology, AI, and Labor Market... response to workforce ageing. However, the shift toward age-friendly jobs has been less pronounced

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