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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is speculation that political fallout from the wildfire in Mati, where the death toll... is focusing on illegal construction in Mati, to be conducted. Criticism of the way that authorities... being diverted to Mati, adding to the death toll. Kathimerini newspaper published on Thursday
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Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the civil protection authority, seen as one of the major weak points in the response to the Mati fire... of the most contentious points in the case of Mati. The announcement is the latest attempt...). The government also now faces the difficulty of trying to pivot from the sombre issue of the Mati fire to the MoU
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agorapolitics. Undoubtedly, it will be worth scrutinising the impact of specific events, such as the Mati...), the Communist Party (KKE) and Golden Dawn. Two other groupings could also pass the 3 percent threshold, ultra... a clear majority as the threshold which the winning party has to pass is directly linked to the total
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
that the deadly wildfire in Mati inflicted a year earlier on the then SYRIZA-led government. A meeting of SYRIZA...) that indicates a large chunk of freelancers declare incomes below the tax-free threshold of 10,000 euros... 3.75 million households that declared incomes below the tax-free threshold and cross-check
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Tsipras seeks to capitalise on bailout exit, build platform for elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister after Nikos Toskas resigned in the wake of the disastrous wildfire in Mati last month... of income tax from 22 percent to 20 and increasing the income threshold for the solidarity charge
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of 2.18 billion euros was 1.5 billion lower than
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
Societysector was 884 euros in 2016 compared to 1,054 euros in 2008. In the public sector, despite falling
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NBG 2024 profits at 1.16 bln, commision income up 12 pct at 427 mln
EconomyBankingIncome (PPI) stood at 1.9 billion, up by 5 percent annually. Operating expenses in 2024 were 884 million
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Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
Agorain the private sector would need to be significantly reformed, pay rates for overtime work would... allow local pay agreements to set wage growth below sectoral agreements and introduce variable pay... flexible hirings of part-time or shift work, with lower weekly hours and subsequently lower pay gradually
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Fiscal Council endorses fiscal and macro assumptions but warns of potential obstacles
EconomyMacroeconomycorrelation between imports and income. In its concluding remarks, the Fiscal Council says that although... will be assisted by the reduction of the tax-free threshold in 2020. At the same time indirect tax revenue is seen... the impact of the reduction of the tax-free threshold and the cut in pensions will play a key role
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