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  1. Newsletter 465 - 06/06/2025

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    intent by unveiling €1.1 billion in spending, including €600 million allocated to renters, pensioners... of 1.1 billion euros, with 600 million euros directed at a one-off handout to pensioners and the rebate

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  2. A varied set of views on China
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    Agora

    of inferior quality to that of western goods. In short, while Greeks are not disposed negatively... in their eyes. Nor do they envy life and work in China, and find Chinese commodities of inferior quality

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  3. How the pension fund that invested heavily in Attica Bank lost half its reserves

    Agora

    The Engineers and Public Contractors Pension Fund (TSMEDE) found itself in the spotlight over the last few days as a result of being the major shareholder in Attica Bank, which faced a number of issues related to corporate governance and lending activities, according to an investigation carried out

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  4. Self-employed paying less for social security contributions, Labour ministry reports
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    EconomyFeatures

    -employed workers and reports of such workers deregistering from the status of “self-employed” en masse... Engineers and Public Contractors Pension Fund (TSMEDE) fund compared to 64.2 percent in 2017

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  5. Coalition's moves on public sector hirings under scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Minister Pavlos Polakis said that the government has replaced contractors in catering, cleaning

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  6. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    , which contribute seasonal contractors to the fire-fighting effort, have also enjoyed a greater

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  7. Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the contractors for bulldozing forested public land to build roads to one of the sites. Violence erupted

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  8. Minister discounts lockdowns, vaccine mandate extension amid Covid surge
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    limited private sector activities. As such, it would have been a shot in the arm for the contractors

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  9. Tsipras berates govt over treatment of pensioners

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . However, the introduction of almost 500 private-sector contractors does not seem to have contributed

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  10. Parties rehearse arguments on social policy as labour law comes to vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is that the RRF funds channelled through the new organisation will end up profiting private contractors rather

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