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Privatisation plan inches along as groups express interest in DESFA
EconomyProgrammestages to go through before the investors can make a binding offer. Privatisations have been one of the key demands of Greece’s adjustment programmes from the start in 2010 but also one of the biggest... that of the previous one. The privatisation of the state-owned Public Power Corporation was one of the first and most
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Athens keeps cautious eye on Berlin-Ankara relationship as German elections approach
PoliticsForeign Policy, the issue of the EU customs union is the most crucial one. The revision of the 1995 Customs Union... be the one to shape European policy towards Turkey. It is no secret that she is facing mounting pressure...-Turkey relations altogether, analysts say. The EU–Turkey refugee deal may be one of the reasons
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Wolfgang at the door
Agorais concerned. Limitations With regards to the political limitations he faced in Germany, one has... is not the time to be bold in decision-making and to shape public opinion, when is? At one point... the idea of Schaeuble as a Europeanist when one contrasts the fortunes of his country with other
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Greek population among highest for poverty risk, Eurostat survey shows
SocietyDay for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17 showed that Greece has one of the highest... to the EU, one of the Europe 2020 initiative’s targets is to reduce poverty by “lifting at least 20... from 20.1 percent in 2008. Translating as roughly one in five people, Greece had the seventh highest
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Athens, creditors on way to settling energy, labour issues in third review
EconomyProgrammespring’s stress tests. The smooth running of the e-auctions will also remove one of the biggest... on a strike from one third to 50 percent. This means that the other issues the Labour Ministry has... are due to be discussed on Friday. HRADF advisers One potential complication that has emerged
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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
Sfakianakis, was the one who advised the Greek ambassador in Riyadh that Papadopoulos was not authorised.... One of the key moments of the week came on Wednesday, when the first electronic property auctions were..., that will increase the quorum for first-degree unions to vote on a strike from one third to 50 percent. One potential
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Despite cuts, pension system still at risk due to old-age dependency
Society68. Greece in contrast is one of five countries along with France, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Turkey... of GDP spending on pensions is significantly higher at around 15 percent. Greece also has one..., but Greece is one of several countries where the rate drops to less than 3 percent. Greece is also
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HRADF outlines major privatisation plan, no timelines given
EconomyProgrammesmall stake in OTE is up for sale, it constitutes one of the most important privatisation moves Greece will undertake due to the size of the company. OTE is one of the three biggest companies listed.... Regarding the Hellenikon project, one of the most closely watched privatisations to come out of Greece
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Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
the government finds itself and what they can expect in the months ahead. One of the key concerns within... percent of GDP, or around 3.5 billion euros. This is one of the reasons that the possibility... the Hellenikon project, one of the most closely watched privatisations to come out of Greece and which
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Spending on pensions down by 30.9 mln in December
EconomyMacroeconomyindividuals in December 2017. From the total pension claimants, roughly 1.2 million receive one main pension, 796,000 receive one main and one supplementary pension and around 211,000 also receive..., while just one percent are under 25 years old. It should be noted that the youngest category of pension
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