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  1. Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    employees’ compensation rights. Also, firms are no longer responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even

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  2. Opposition pledges to continue pursuing OPEKEPE scandal as new evidence emerges
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in which he claimed to have been pressured repeatedly by former rural affairs minister Lefteris... for the government, the Rural Development Ministry confirmed late last week that a memo sent by another... in order to outflank his internal challengers, while avoiding a binding vote.

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  3. New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post

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    the deputy agriculture minister. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos has also been left out of the new... Petsas has been appointed Alternate Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis... to the right” and “a party-political balancing act”. The elevation to the Interior Ministry of Makis Voridis

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  4. PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on

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    to shrug off the Semertzidou affair. Dubbed the “Ferrari farmer” after her social media posts showcasing

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  5. Labour agreement hailed by government as restoration of pre-crisis rights
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    Democracy candidate dubbed the “Ferrari farmer” enraged opposition lawmakers on the committee by denying

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  6. With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    primary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4

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  7. Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    1 billion euros compared to the initial estimate of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget... the ESA-95 methodology. Thus, the equivalent MoF projection of 812 million under EAP stands at 3.9

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  8. Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas

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  9. Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
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    More than 18 months after rapper Pavlos Fyssas was murdered by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias near Piraeus, the Neo-Nazi party’s leader, MPs and numerous members are going on trial. A total of 69 people, including Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloli...

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  10. Paris attacks change backdrop for Tsipras visit to Turkey
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey (November 18-19) has suddenly turned into perhaps the most crucial visit of a Greek premier to Greece's neighboring country, as it takes place a few days following Paris' terrorist attacks. T...

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