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Tempe-related tension, cost of living continue to dog government
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieve Tempe is the issue inflicting most damage on the government, just behind the cost of living... the political landscape in Greece around a single, sharp fault line: concerns about the cost... frames the rest of the findings. The cost of living is not only the top public demand, but also
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Greece - On the importance of productivity growth
Agorathe latter, different indicators are needed, such as productivity per worker and real GDP per capita... at productivity developments and their link to real GDP per capita. Our motivation is guided by an observation... volume. Its size is also a political concept. Elected leaders don’t necessarily focus on per-capita
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelations with Libya and the submission of two note verbale by the Tripoli-based government... deems not be in line with international law. In the notes, Libya claims that Greece’s maritime agreement... spokesman Stelios Petsas. The centre-right MP called for Athens to “toughen its stance” regarding Libya
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Cost of petty corruption in Greece has halved during crisis
Societycost halving over the last five years, a recent survey conducted by Public Issue for Transparency... the last few years have made Greeks more aware of graft and its ultimate cost. The public sector still... corruption was estimated to cost 787 million euros. By the end of last year, this figure had fallen to 389
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeaturesthe cost of public sector salaries to go through the roof, and of appointing party friends and relatives.... Cost The fiscal impact of any expansion of the public sector is important, particularly at a time.... The cost escalation is often mentioned in the same breath as the increased number of public sector
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Strike acts as focal point for cost-of-living frustration despite higher energy subsidies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first general strike during the current cost-of-living crisis was held on Wednesday, piling... coincided with the cost of living dominating the news agenda and public debate. A series of opinion... with the cost of living, such as reducing the special consumption tax on fuel, capping energy prices
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Aug PMI marks seventh month of improved manufacturing conditions, cost pressures resume
EconomyMacroeconomyin input costs, reversing a three-month period of cost declines. The main inflation drivers were higher raw material prices and energy costs, leading to the highest rate of cost increase since January this year. In their attempt to drive sales, and adjusting for the previous three months of cost declines
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PMI starts 2026 strongly, despite cost and supply chain pressures
EconomyMacroeconomyalso edged up, helped by improved sales to European markets. Cost pressures intensified at the start of the year. Operating expenses rose at a marked pace, with cost inflation accelerating... blockages as lead times lengthened markedly. Delays added to cost pressures which strengthened again
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Labour compensation and productivity in the EU-27 and Greece
Agorathat of hiring in the private sector. Blog 6 compared average productivity growth per employee... growth by adding a further characteristic, namely comparing productivity per hour worked... and only the distribution of income would change, not output per person or productivity. Yet, we would
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PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the announcements have failed to move the dial, with voters still worried about the cost of living. Mitsotakis... the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum which claims some of the maritime zones south of Crete. The prospect... of missteps in relations with Egypt and Libya have led his critics to question the credibility
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