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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Labour Ministry's Computer Centre for Social Security Services (IDIKA) recently published a report from the Unified System of Control and Pension Payments (ILIOS), which estimates pension... Panteion University has shown that the country’s social security system will be burdened by around
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Criminal justice system deemed too weak to fight corruption
SocietyThe European Council’s analysis of the Greek criminal justice system has found that the current setup inadequate to counter corruption. The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) report found a number of shortcomings in the country’s criminal justice system. Specifically, they noted
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Covid-19 puts pressure on health system, forces govt into more restrictions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the pressure on the national health system grows due to an increase in Covid-19 patients, the government has introduced new restrictions for the greater Athens area and officials are not ruling... of the national health system to boost efforts to limit the disease. Although the first opinion polls after
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Health system feeling strain of Covid-19 second wave
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece entered the first working day of its new national lockdown on Monday with the focus on the health system’s capacity for dealing with Covid-19 cases, which continue to grow despite the latest... system being overwhelmed by the pandemic. It is widely accepted that the lockdown is likely to last
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Govt holds firm on no lockdown as health system teeters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government continues to resist calls for stricter Covid restrictions in Greece, although some experts warn that the public health system is close to breaking point. Speaking on Thursday..., the authorities could be forced to react to prevent the health system collapsing. On Thursday, there were
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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system
PoliticsGreek Politicstransparency, accountability, and the political will to reform Greece’s subsidy system. The extent... erosion of trust in the political system – a trend that is making electoral support more fluid
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societyservices, Greece’s healthcare system is failing to protect its citizens financially. Only 60.9 pct... than the OECD average but delivers higher life expectancy and lower avoidable mortality. The system
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EPPO raises stakes over judicial independence question as new political entrants build cases
PoliticsGreek Politics, the party system is being visibly reconfigured. Maria Karystianou’s emotionally charged “Hope... of the party system raises the stakes of every institutional confrontation. Kövesi clash... controversies, from wiretaps to Tempe. There is a dual aspect to the political risk for the Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
, will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim of presenting... is considered a rising star within the party. SYRIZA’s demise is contrasted to some extent by PASOK’s fledgling
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PM's target for EP vote seems in reach as twist emerges in battle for second
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opportunity to engage in a protest vote.... of the surveys has cast doubt on whether SYRIZA will come second, ahead of PASOK. A GPO poll for Star
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