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Greece being boxed in by refugee crisis and security concerns
Agora, a more serious problem for Greece is that while its officials run from pillar to post to deal... a way out of Greece. The figurative fence-building within Europe is also a problem for Greece. EU
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Greek teachers low paid, but work shorter hours in smaller classes
Societyqualifications earned 60 percent of the OECD average of $42,825. Greek teachers also saw their salaries..., Greek teachers also saw their net salaries shrink as a tax for solidarity was created. This tax
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Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
Agora, the problem for Tsipras is that his immediate political problem is handling the pension reforms without
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Newsletter 56 - 18/12/2015
to the central liability problem on banks’ balance sheets, namely non-performing loans (NPLs... north. As 2015 has shown, migration to and through Greece cannot be viewed as a problem that can
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Prior actions completed, coalition now faces up to first review and contentious reforms
PoliticsGreek Politicswill come from increases to income tax but this does not pose a particular political problem for the government as it will focus on the higher wage brackets. Where the coalition does have a problem, though... protested en masse in Athens against these proposals, leading the government into the uncomfortable position
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Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
Agorasolutions to the central liability problem on banks’ balance sheets, namely non-performing loans (NPLs... further north. As 2015 has shown, migration to and through Greece cannot be viewed as a problem
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
strike saw one of the strongest turnouts in recent years, uniting a wide range of professionals... measures now that will last in order to make it sustainable. The general strike on Thursday saw one
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government breezed through the multi-bill vote on Sunday and has put the ball in the lenders’ court regarding the disbursement of bailout funds and debt relief. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saw.... Other late changes saw the tax on beer increase from June 1, 2016 (instead of of Jan 1, 2018
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Camp conditions and fragile EU-Turkey agreement risks for Greece in refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policymajor problem but have created lots of smaller ones, especially given that conditions... standard by the UNHCR. The government is well aware of the problem. On Wednesday, Migration Policy
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Talk of refugee returns adds to stretched Greece's anxiety
PoliticsForeign Policyproblem is on the islands, where there are more than 12,500 migrants even though the official capacity..., where security continues to be a problem. Reports suggest that around 150 migrants broke out
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