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Greeks graduating after 2011 encountered limited opportunities, low pay
Societyof between 400 and 800 euros. Another 16 percent said they make less than 400 euros. Of the overall... their studies. Despite laws recently put in place, the IOBE found that in seven universities surveyed... percent and 19.2 percent, respectively. Though the figure for funding cuts is lower than
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Capital controls to ease further from the beginning of September
EconomyMacroeconomybank than the one they currently have an account with and the opening of a bank account by a natural... were first put in place in 2015 to stem the flight of deposits from Greek bank accounts amid... switched to paying by card rather than cash, and deposits in the banking system stabilised. Deposit
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakos accused SYRIZA of trying to please its grassroots supporters rather than putting forward well... ties with the church and neither leader seems willing to put this at risk. Tsipras will not want... to secure his coalition partner’s support and get more than 150 votes for the bill on Tuesday given
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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens will not contribute any more than 1.1 billion euros and that this will be spread over 10... Corporation (PPC) having to lose customers or put up a stake in the firm for sale as part of a liberalisation... delay in completing the review, so that a staff-level agreement comes early next year rather than
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
Agorathan Belgium or Luxembourg, it is impossible not to ensure that you can defend yourself... approach to geopolitical issues on its southeastern flank seem more of an afterthought than a concerted... gives Greece an opportunity to take stock of its place in the world and put more emphasis on developing
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Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsscheme. Nobody earning more than 18,000 euros a year will receive any assistance, while the one-off... redistributed this year is more than twice the 617 million euros handed out last December to pensioners... in the leaked documents. This argument was also put forward by Tsipras in his speech on Monday evening. “Today
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Number of private sector employees rises in 2017 but wages fall
EconomyMacroeconomyby more than one firm. Compared to last year, the number of companies has risen by 14,085, while.... The vast majority of employees (68.4 percent) put in a working week of 35 hours or more. Slightly more than a quarter worked between 10 and 35 hours per week. The average monthly wage (including full
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Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
of the opposition rather than news. The other issue being debated within the party is what..., the chances of such an eventuality seem slim. Firstly, for a credit line to be put together...). The headline amount is 12.8 percent higher than the surplus of 10.26 billion noted for the same period last
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Eurogroup highlights tight schedule as differences over debt, fiscal measures brew
EconomyProgrammeto be put together. “The beginning of the fourth review in Athens two weeks ago was positive,” added.... Clearly, Athens is not keen on the idea of adopting measures worth 2 percent of GDP, rather than 1... 22 that the 2017 primary surplus was well above the target despite growth being weaker than
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Working-class homes or millionaires' mansions - what's going under the hammer in property auctions?
EconomyFeaturesagainst their names. On 21 March, at least 24 individuals have more than one property listed, while... that of the listed property, suggesting that it was an inheritance or an investment rather than a primary... properties which would be saleable at the first sign of an uptick in the market, rather than
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