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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeaturesin excessive drug costs. As it happens, 2010 marks an inflexion point for the Greek health care sector... on drugs, at the expense of prevention and care. Even at its high point in 2009, total health care
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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
Fourth review about to start E-auctions remain main sticking point for lenders as loan tranche stays on hold Discussions between the Greek government and the institutions regarding the fourth review..., which could come soon after the end of the third MoU this year or at some point in 2019. The inquiry
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Ahead of IMF Spring Meetings, questions remain about conclusion of programme
EconomyProgrammethere is no rollback on reforms in Athens. A major sticking point is that some eurozone member states... for Greece to produce a “credible” growth plan. Scholz repeated this point in interview
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Collateral damage in Europe?
Agora, it is obvious that Germany and France are in a better point of departure than say Greece and Hungary... on the continent sounds convincing. But developments of the past 12 months rather point to growing obstacles
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Institutions prepare for Athens return, completion of fourth review
EconomyProgrammeStability Mechanism to be activated. This point seems to be one of the biggest hurdles that has to overcome... the point that from August 21 onwards, after the third programme ends, the discussion that Greece
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesa system already at breaking point into a perfect storm of recession and austerity. Funding from... under 4 percent of GDP in 2014 terms. Since that low point, pension finances have been helped
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Coalition sees key targets met in debt deal but opposition has holes to pick
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the lenders over the past 3.5 years. Athens will also point to the fact the grace period... on taxpayers and has stifled economic activity. The opposition will also point out that the package
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Income and living conditions survey shows persisting inequality
Societypoint YoY. The percentage of those at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 34.8 percent..., falling by 1.8 pps YoY. The rate fell by 1 point for the total population and those aged 18-64
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Blueprint for election battle laid out in Parliament debate
PoliticsGreek Politics. Macedonia The other main point of contention on Thursday, which will also fuel political arguments... that it was the equivalent of citizenship. To prove his point, the prime minister borrowed a colleague’s
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Government bolsters aid package as questions mount over deadly fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsto escape the flames. Kammenos also made a point of highlighting the way that construction of homes... of defence for the government, which will point to years of accumulated failures as contributing
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