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  1. Gaza continues to expose political fault lines as PM hopes peace deal brings less scrutiny

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Mahmoud Abbas and joined other European leaders in condemning Israel’s military expansion. However

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  2. Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    Agora

    in 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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  3. IMF's Article IV conclusion outlines progress and remaining risks on road to recovery
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    EconomyProgramme

    to the labour market in the post programme period and they make the argument again in their remarks... of the tax base by reducing the tax-free threshold that is planned for 2020 should be used to reduce

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  4. Tsipras pitch for progressive opposition presents New Democracy with new adversary

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with notable support. The former PM used the closing remarks of the second conference organised by his... started out with 21.4 pct of households below the poverty threshold in 2015 and lowered it to 17.9 pct

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  5. Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    minister’s remarks come amid growing public frustration over the cost of living, housing shortages... by a loosening of the eligibility criteria. The income threshold is being raised to 25,000 for a single

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  6. Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ministers with breathing space despite the full horror of what happened in Mati, a seaside resort... authorities, despite questions being asked about whether there was an evacuation plan for Mati... incompetence becomes evident in the days ahead. The tragic events in Mati, though, have definitely

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  7. Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the accounts of survivors of the Mati fire have more value and are more truthful than the explanations... for the deaths in Mati. One of the survivors has already filed a law suit and other legal action... knows that the muddled handling of the Mati disaster by the government means that he has to simply

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  8. Greece to pay IMF but concluding negotiations will be a tougher task
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There were no surprises from Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’s meeting with International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde in Washington on Sunday but the government in Athens still faces a challenging few days ahead. Lagarde co...

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  9. Greeks graduating after 2011 encountered limited opportunities, low pay
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    Society

    A report by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has revealed that graduates in Greece after 2011 were twice as likely to be unemployed as graduates in the overall working-age population, and that the majority of them earned salari...

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  10. Tsipras eyes review conclusion, insists SYRIZA patience will pay off
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Monday that the government will manage to wrap up the third review on time and that better days are on the way for his party. Speaking to SYRIZA officials after the departure of the...

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