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  1. Entrepreneurs show lack of innovation, face many barriers to entry, study suggests
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    EconomyFeatures

    entrepreneurship could be seen as a result of the crisis, but is mainly due to structural and economic weaknesses... lacking. The IOBE reported that a key barrier to entrepreneurship in Greece was the lack of a general

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  2. The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context

    EconomyFeatures

    , this reform applied mainly to future generations, while it barely touched those already receiving... prior to the crisis more pensioners were lacking essentials than any other social group, the pattern

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  3. Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
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    EconomyFeatures

    covers the needs of existing digital businesses, and the reasons for that are mainly structural... efficient justice system as key requirements for attracting investment. Some of the elements lacking

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  4. PM identifies pending pensions as key problem, while row brews over media law
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    its target, it is only being used in a limited nature, mainly for farmers’ pensions, so far... are not paid on time, the impact on the economy is negative, because demand will be lacking

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  5. Government and citizens in Montenegro: Turning a deaf ear to warnings, measures and responsibility
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    Agora

    and the portal of the First Montenegrin Independent Electronic News (PCNEN), mainly on social issues... Organization. There are also those who believe that the reaction of the state was lacking in the latest

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  6. Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone

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    of markets populated by rational agents who, if left free to operate without distortions, tend to "optimal... of economic policy is, through structural reforms, to eliminate obstacles to the free functioning of markets... that the second-largest global economy is basically free riding on the rest of the world. There are two

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  7. Greece prepares set of proposals for bridging deal with eurozone

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    monthly pension - for gross pensions up to 700 euros (543.1 million). 3) Free access to the public...’ contribution to medicine expenditure (350 million). 4) Free public transport card for the long-term unemployed and citizens below the poverty limit (120 million). 5) Free electricity to 300,000

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  8. Greece and lenders hold inconclusive talks on tax and pensions
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    the two sides. On the tax front, the institutions insist the current tax-free threshold of 9,550 euros... 8,500-9,000 euros. Since the rate of the first tax bracket stands at 22 percent, a lower tax-free... have to pay an additional annual tax of 300 euros. We understand that the tax-free threshold

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  9. Athens holds back proposal details ahead of Thursday's Eurogroup
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the lowering of the tax-free threshold for personal incomes, and an increase to middle VAT rate from... that the tax-free threshold is up for negotiation with the lenders. This appeared to run counter... the tax-free threshold is due to be reduced. This incident reflects the nervousness within

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  10. Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for a less drastic reduction in the tax-free threshold (the government would not want to drop it lower... admitted that the lowering of the tax-free threshold (one of the upfront measures demanded by the lenders...-free threshold and cuts to pension spending now, it will be able to take counter-balancing measures

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