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Tsipras seeks alternatives to bailout measures as ND race begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the most sensitive issues that Tsipras has to face in the weeks ahead. For now, though, the prime... to collect the signatures he needed underlined his weak starting position. His campaign has not been... the ballot will be held and what the process for the vote will be. Mitsotakis has proposed holding
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Coalition in rush to wrap up pending bailout issues
EconomyProgramme, nuisance taxes and minimum prices for generic drugs. Another key issue that has to be resolved... to Kathimerini, an unnamed European official said on Wednesday that as long as Greece has implemented two... recapitalization before the end of the year. The government has pledged to make pension interventions
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Greek tax wedge remained far above OECD average in 2015
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. The comparison for single-earner married couple with two children shows Greece has the 6th... 39.1 percent in 2000 to 39.3 percent in 2015. Over this period, the respective OECD average has dropped by 0.7 pp. The OECD notes that there has been high volatility in the Greek figure since 2010
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Significant fall in migrant arrivals but camp conditions a growing concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the EU-Turkey agreement has had an impact even though only a handful of refugees and migrants... statement on Wednesday, EU border agency Frontex now has 1,074 staff in Greece but the European Asylum... and the limited resources that the Greek government has committed or is able to commit towards managing
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Greece lags in basic skills for youth but improves in educational attainment
Societyand training as well as in adult learning, a European Commission report has found. The 2016 issue..., respectively. Greece also has the highest rate (40 percent) of 15-29 year-olds with a tertiary... percentage points below the EU average. “Greece has an alarmingly low employment rate for recent VET upper
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Greeks full of contradictions on ideology and political beliefs, study suggests
Societya minority phenomenon. However, the share of respondents who view the EU as positive or rather positive has... confidence in institutions has fallen in many areas. Confirming the results of other surveys, the most...). On the other hand, public confidence in the prime minister has fallen from 71 to 44 percent
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Eurogroup stresses need for quick review, leaves some issues open
PoliticsGreek Politicscases and the effect it has internationally on the confidence in Greece and the process... indicated that the lenders are content with the fact that the Greek state has dropped proceedings... over time, and has evolved over time, and that's just standard procedure,” he said. “But again, I am
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Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe democratic legitimacy to sign the deal. The two departures mean that the coalition now has 152... Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s trip to London, where he has been meeting with businessmen.... Kammenos has added to the negative sentiment by making various claims, including the suggestion on Tuesday
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Greek graduates still unequipped for job market, study suggests
SocietyThe Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) has released a study which shows that Greece’s... than evolving and thriving, Greece’s manufacturing sector has not only had to deal with adopting new... of the country,” which has led to a gap between knowledge and skills to fill the vacancies. The main problem
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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish officials and mainly by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He has repeatedly accused... that Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next... and for the political process to progress based on what has been agreed within the framework of the Berlin
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