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  1. Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates

    Society

    are widespread has decreased dramatically in Greece (-22 pp) and Croatia (-18 pp). The country-level.... Since 2013, there has been a 10 point drop in companies agreeing that that unfair selection

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  2. Poposki visit significant but Greek-FYROM relations yet to find sure footing
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in January its efforts to reach an agreement on Confidence Building Measures (CBM) with FYROM, which has... countries, which have led to FYROM raising fences on its border with Greece. The Greek side has already

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  3. Growing criticism of coalition's handling of public sector jobs

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    responsibility for waste management from local authorities. The waste management issue has been... opposition MPs was not an isolated incident as the coalition has over the last few weeks prompted criticism

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  4. Prior actions completed, coalition now faces up to first review and contentious reforms
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to boost revenues. Both are political hot potatoes for the government. On pensions, the coalition has already set the bar high as it has ruled out cuts to main pensions, which means that the bulk... protested en masse in Athens against these proposals, leading the government into the uncomfortable position

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  5. NBG boosts capital base by selling total stake in Finansbank
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    EconomyBanking

    National Bank of Greece (NBG) announced early on Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Qatar National Bank (QNB) for the sale of a 99.8 percent stake in its Turkish arm... by QNB of 910 million dollars subordinated debt that NBG has extended to Finansbank. As a result, NBG’s

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  6. General government primary cash surplus widens notably to 5.14 bln at end of Nov
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    period. The government has initially indicated that a part of the last two sub-tranches of 2 and 1... debt components remained almost stable MoM. The debt evolution for the year to date shows it has been

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  7. IMF: Greece's GDP spend on asylum seekers 6th highest in EU

    Society

    Greece – the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) has built-in flexibility that should allow countries... the control of the member state which has a major impact on the financial position of the general

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  8. Parliament's budget office stresses need for reform, protecting growth prospects

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of understanding (MoU) voted by a wide majority in Parliament has provided a common base... and financial effectiveness, which has to be adequately justified. The PBO’s initial assessment on the pension

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  9. Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the parliamentary debate. He has pledged to have a comprehensive plan ready soon but on Tuesday he just... rule for supplementary pensions, which has been pending since 2014, when New Democracy and PASOK were

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  10. Tax arrears climb by 1.65 bln in December to a total of 13.5 bln for 2015

    Economy

    and defaulted companies. GSIS has started disclosing the monthly evolution of effective tax arrears since... on month (MoM) to 71.53 billion in December. During 2015, legacy tax debt has fallen by 2.26 billion

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