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Pension policy U-turn highlights government’s election concerns
EconomyMacroeconomyThere are increasing signs that the upcoming elections are playing a dominant role in the Greek government’s decision‑making process, and last week’s decision to scrap an intervention on bereavement support (known in Greece as “widows’ pensions”) sends ...
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societyexistence as a modern state, the principle of full citizen rights for Greeks abroad has been espoused... for each country to set its own rules in accordance with their circumstances. The National... them towards a set number of nationwide seats would open up the potential of Italian-style block voting
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Athens prepared to be patient after resumption of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policyaccepted the need to talk and to not set any time limits on this process. In an interview with Saturday... for is that Turkey will behave like a modern state that respects the rules of peaceful co-existence... will abstain from new provocations and meets some fundamental criteria set for those wishing to get into the EU
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to admit defeat in its strategy for containing Covid-19 as health data continues to cause concern and new measures are set to be announced to rein in the virus. Although.... In a discussion that was littered with references to “progressive” politics and the “modern centre-left
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Kasselakis puts on friendly face for big business, compounding SYRIZA unease
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the next stage of its historic evolution, becoming a modern leftist party that does not demonise the word... conference, which might have served to clear the air with his doubters in the SYRIZA ranks, is set... proposals, although it is expected that the party will be able to present a set of ideas when the debate
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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyel Mangus with whom he has frequent personal contacts. In fact Dendias organised last week a working... with the participation of el Mangus. This was the first time Greece participated in a meeting on Libya, which aimed
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Off the isles of Greece
Agoraanything of Lord Byron, ancient Greeks or their modern successors are dead. The least that can happen... at the break of day And when the sun set, where were they? And where are they? And where art thou, My country
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Jobs, hundreds of thousands of jobs
Agoraby more than 20 percent. Greece’s labour market has been devastated, like no other in any modern crisis... by over 140,000 jobs since he took charge. Admittedly, Greece’s economy has hit rock bottom and is set
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Greece's biggest problem? Society's lack of openness
Agoraof the European Union – to set public standards and oftentimes public policy on any number of issues... students and Golden Dawn thugs. Modern Greeks, in part because of their glorious ancient heritage, have
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Greece prepared to move on pension, labour reforms but details to be decisive
PoliticsGreek Politicson a comprehensive set of reforms to achieve a successful completion of the review.” The statement confirms.... 4. Collective bargaining: “In this context, they concurred on the role of a modern and effective
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