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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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Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pay the wages of priests as a form of compensation for the property deal the two sides accept... will cease to pay their wages the state agrees to pay directly to the church the amount it currently... would find itself having to pay a huge compensation bill after losing a legal battle with the church
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The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
Agoraof new debt that they have taken on board to pay for this machine. The net worth, or wealth... to depleting the resources of the country, debts are being accumulated to pay for additional (over-)spending... had to pay adequately. The toxins have been leaking into the drinking water and evaporating
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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
PoliticsGreek Politicson the fires. Hazard pay controversy The latest fires have also reignited the debate over pay... to an amendment passed in July, awarding hazard pay to parliamentary staff. Seasonal firefighters described... that they would have to wait their turn for danger pay behind those faced with working in air conditioned
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An issue of statistical significance in Greece
Agorapercent of GDP. This means Georganta’s scenario implies that the country ran a primary surplus of more
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Samaras ratchets up tension in clash with SYRIZA over violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Skouries. This week, SYRIZA’s newspaper, Avgi, ran an unsigned article that claimed the party’s
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No victory, just plenty of misery
Agorawith Greece: In 2010 it was a country that ran a budget deficit, not including debt servicing, in the region
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PASOK stakes coalition survival on voters’ fear of uncertainty
PoliticsGreek Politicsran on a New Democracy or PASOK ticket. Just over 40 percent were independents, some of whom were
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Greece stuck in the long tunnel of political transition
AgoraDemocracy and PASOK ran their campaigns highlighted their severe limitations in being able to lead
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Election fallout opens up divisions in PASOK and DIMAR
PoliticsGreek Politicsin disarray after Papandreou stood aside, Venizelos ran unopposed for the party leadership, receiving just
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