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A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
Societysituation. The report, which mainly focused on issues related to consumers’ ability to pay for goods, found... the means to pay them. Over three in four Greeks (78 percent) were late paying least one bill late... late, an answer given by 79 percent of those having paid late, was the inability to pay,” the report
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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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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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Thinking outside of the box
Agoraof accusations about who is genuinely in favour of a free press. The government’s tender for national TV... been held, making Greece the only European Union country not to have auctioned TV permits. Instead... been one of the fundamental reasons for a shocking erosion of trust in Greek TV stations. According
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Property tax notices for 2016 to be issued, collection target remains same
EconomyMacroeconomyor 2.4 million of taxpayers will pay less ENFIA in 2016 than in 2015, while 35 percent or 2.5 million taxpayers will pay exactly the same amount. In addition, 21 percent or 1.5 million will have to pay a slightly higher amount up to 10 euros compared to last year. This means the vast majority
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Mandatory e-payments come into force as Greece seeks to boost card use further
EconomyFeatures, but businesses did not match this with the means to pay electronically. To counter this, in April... the arrangements necessary for customers to pay electronically as well as by cash. The move targets sectors where..., Mastercard, Maestro and Union Pay. They are also required to make mandatory payments to legally licensed
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Property ownership waning in Greece as renting takes over
Societyor probably unfair. Most respondents (38.3 percent) said that they would struggle to pay the coming year’s ENFIA property tax, while 25.4 percent did not think that they would be able to pay it at all. Around 21.6 percent said that they would be able to pay. Asked what they would do if they couldn’t
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politics-employed Greeks would face a heavier contributions bill just so that one in 10 could pay less... and freelancers would have to pay under the new system would be higher than under the scheme... suggested that only 70,000 pensioners would see any noticeable increase in their retirement pay
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Brewing dispute with media adds to Tsipras's headaches
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA rare live TV appearance by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday night provided little... appearance on the Star TV show, the premier said he expects the institutions’ heads of mission... in a TV interview on Sunday that the EU cannot “abandon” Greece and leave it to deal with the crisis
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Kasselakis starts to open up as early polls show little impact on public opinion so far
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStefanos Kasselakis has given his first TV interview since his shock victory in the SYRIZA... about the parties’ abilities. Kasselakis spoke to Star TV on Thursday and started off by criticising... a little more about his political ideas in Thursday’s TV interview, having played his cards close to his
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