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Accommodation and hospitality drive April hiring balance to highest on record
EconomyMacroeconomy45 pct of the total, with the remaining classed as layoffs and termination of contracts. Layoffs rose... positive balance in the 45- to 64-year-olds with 47,247 more jobs. Broken down by employment activity
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Waiters and chefs lead May hiring balance to highest on record
EconomyMacroeconomyto 383,940 versus 246,099 departures. Voluntary departures accounted for roughly 45 pct... by 71,514. The picture was positive amongst age groups, with the largest positive balance in the 45
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Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025
and points to targeted relief already being paid — compensation for Storm Daniel damage and €45 million... winner, 45 percent of respondents would prefer repeat elections to a negotiated coalition, while
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Society, the lowest rate among surveyed countries. Worryingly, over half of primary care users aged 45... percent of city dwellers and 43 pct of rural residents live more than 45 minutes from a hospital
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Percentage of people in Greece at risk of poverty rises, tops EU list
Societybe living at risk of poverty. It is worth noting, though, that social spending has been cut considerably... between 2012 and 2013. They are due to be cut from about 17 billion euros this year to just under 14 billion next year – a cut of more than 18 percent. When the element of social exclusion is added
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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
Societypercent), the latter reflects lower salary. In addition, 38 percent fear an additional income cut... 60 percent of those questioned have cut expenses related to trips and accessories, clothing... an increase as well as by those who cut leisure expenses (60 percent) compared to just 4 percent
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Paris talks mark start of Greece's most crucial troika review
EconomyProgrammethe Council of State ruling to reverse the 10 percent wage cut imposed on members of the armed forces...: The first is the solidarity levy imposed on incomes in 2011, with the government proposing a 50 percent cut... in revenues. The second key tax issue is the proposed cut by 20-30 percent in the excise tax
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Here's what's in the 2015 draft budget the Greek government has just unveiled
EconomyMacroeconomyfrom the cut in the excise tax on heating oil by 30 percent as of October. The primary surplus... obligations. In contrast, the 2015 budget includes lower revenues stemming from the cut in the excise... following the reduced excise tax on heating oil, the full impact from the cut in SSCs (effective
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Public admin shrinks by 11 pct during crisis, share of employment stays below EU average
SocietyGreece cut its public administration workforces from 2008 to 2013 by 11 percent according... and the Netherlands, it was far behind the most drastic case of Latvia, where 29 percent of the workforce was cut... of the EU’s 28 member states cut their workforces in public administration, the part of the public sector
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Court ruling on pension cuts could create new problem in talks, fiscal plans
EconomyProgrammethat pensions had already been cut before they were reduced further in 2012. The cost of such a decision... threshold. In particular, for pensions (or sum of pensions) between 1,000 and 1,500 euros the cut was 5 percent, between 1,500 and 2,000 the reduction was 10 percent and for amounts above 2,000 the cut
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