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Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
Agoramoderation and led to higher prices. The wage-bargaining processes set relatively high minimum wage... allow local pay agreements to set wage growth below sectoral agreements and introduce variable pay... sector wages did not stay intact for long. Although the first set of labour market reforms did
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Finance Ministry waits for new property values as talk of bad bank gathers pace
EconomyProgrammerequirement needed to set up such an organisation. Greece’s lenders have not been willing so far to direct... a blueprint on the set-up of national asset management companies (AMCs). The proposals show member states how they can set up national AMCs that are in full compliance with EU banking and State aid
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Multi-bill passed, sub-tranche released but debt relief expectations dwindling
EconomyProgrammelow and the interventions that are due to be announced look set to fall below the bar set... for the last few weeks after being satisfied that Athens has met the targets that had been set... euros. The government is estimated to have already set aside around 6 billion euros
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agoraforth from SYRIZA, New Democracy and their supporters, the party’s two leaders have set out... be a shame under any circumstances, but especially as Greek leaders have started to set out plans... a three-pillar system that was reformed in 2017 and the transition period for the first pillar was set
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Athens moves ahead with expansionary measures as it waits for lenders' response
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government is set to find out this week what the institutions think about the package... for each of the coming three years – 2020, 2021 and 2022). The idea set out by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Tsakalotos is that, with this money for debt servicing set aside, Greece would be able
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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agorathe fact that as the ruling party it has the most prominent platform and the biggest duty to set... ended up in such a profound economic and social crisis because the rot set in over many years, well... that derailed the country. They set the bar high but have spent much of the last five years content to pass
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agora. They are concerned that any complacency which may have set in because of the size of the ND victory... for some time that there are broader themes at play, which look set to play a decisive part... in power, resulting in the third bailout, did not just set the country back, they undermined
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Mitsotakis earns space to govern with big win, Tsipras limits damage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSolution on 3.7 percent and MeRA25 on 3.48 percent. Far-right Golden Dawn looked set to miss out... for, the result was close to the target that would have been set by Mitsotakis. However... majority in Parliament for New Democracy, which is set to claim 158 of the 300 seats. This means
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New government aims for extensive changes to education system
Societyeducation system when the new government set out its policy agenda recently. The proposed changes... freedom to set their teaching plans, and teacher training would also be upgraded. The process... currently face no time limit to finish their degrees, would end with the introduction of set timeframe
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Government gets back to work with shuttle diplomacy and legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsat home several pieces of draft legislation will be tabled, resuming the pace set after... is to set the scene for requesting a softening of those targets, and specifically a reduction... the conversation this early in his term. Rather, he is expected to set the scene by pointing
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