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Privatisations in Greece: A win-win that's difficult to achieve
Agora, Brussels, Frankfurt and Washington is considerable. One key issue concerns the next agreements... supervisory board together with three Greek representatives appointed by the Greek government. One.... These elements included one related to the state having to approve project-licensing requirements
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
they will oppose the draft law, on board. Without at least one of these two opposition parties... for the winning party. Potami has proposed it should be one extra seat for every two percent of the vote..., in the future. In France, President Francois Hollande has staggered from one blow to the next
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Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued to issue mixed messages on Wednesday: On the one hand, he... minister reflects the two tracks that Tsipras has followed in recent days: One is still targeting... dismissals, one of the key points of contention in the labour reform discussion, worked in favour
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Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
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Agora, Spain and Cyprus. Four of these are now success stories,” said Regling. While one may debate... one out (Greece), there is little cause for celebration. One could look at the amount of loans... the other four combined), and the fact it is the only one still left in a programme and conclude
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Survey highlights strain on mental health in Greece amid financial pressure
Societyits last survey. One in five respondents said that last year they were unable to feed themselves... to provide enough food for their family for at least half of the month, while one in eight said they struggled to put food on the table for one to two weeks per month. The share of respondents who say
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Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
Agoranot be a coincidence that a 30 percent reduction in ENFIA over three years is one of the few economic policies... are living through one of those moments now as the International Monetary Fund pushes for further... to bring any tangible benefits. In fact, the European Commission – one of the four members
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Greece bottom of table for gender equality progress in EU
Societyof men in Greece reported being in full-time work. Regarding the ability to take one or two hours of time..., older people and/or people with disabilities every day for one hour or more, Greece again had one... of men engage in cooking and housework every day for one hour or more compared to 79 percent
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Name and shame
Agoracarefully because he cannot abandon the stance taken by one of his predecessors, former Prime Minister... such as the one in Thessaloniki, labelling them nothing more than the populist manifestation of fringe... one to pass up a chance to play to the nationalist gallery and to shore up the small pool
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
PoliticsGreek Politicstreatment. The committee will be made up of 21 members (10 from SYRIZA and one from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), five from New Democracy and one from each of the other opposition parties). It will sit for one month, according to reports. The preliminary inquiry has similar powers
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Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
Society) as were young workers aged 18-34 (41.5 percent). One in four respondents reported working in a non... than through a permanent position. Around one third of respondents (32 percent) said that the job... that is especially apparent in hirings in the last three years, since one in four of all workers employed
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