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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeatures, and the country ranks accordingly low in a recent data centre benchmark, compared to western and central... Index (DESI), and 60th out of 100 countries included in the World Economic Forum’s “Readiness... it ranks bottom in the EU in the DESI index with a score of 8.3 pct compared to the EU average of 12.5 pct
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‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
Agora, in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city, to pay the first of six instalments of Greece’s new property tax... to pay our taxes even if it’s the last thing we do,” he said. This month marks the anniversary... was much worse than expected. Within months, the European Commission, European Central Bank and IMF
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After pay rises in armed forces, PM faces calls for broader wage increases
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay increase by between 13 pct to 20 pct over... sector pay scale mean that civil servants’ wages have increased by 2.1 billion euros, which... the former MEP was only re-elected a few months ago. Katerina Batzeli, a member of PASOK’s central
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agoraas a benefit for low-income pensioners rather than retirement pay, reached 721 million euros last year... assets do not have the capacity to support the retirement pay under any type of asset management... pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsterm, as the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which wreaked havoc in central Greece last week, reveals... in Larissa, central Greece, as the PM announced the compensation package. Over the weekend, locals... as governor of the region in central Greece. Angry locals accuse him of not doing enough to protect
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Bid for better use of digital tools likely to have decisive impact on ND's goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsoperated so far. The aim will be to create a central database for the public administration. According... (DESI) published by the European Commission. It shows that Greece ranks 26th out of 28 EU members... will be to converge with the EU average in the DESI index over the next four years. Pierrakakis said
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Poor conditions in Greece fail to deter refugees from wanting to continue journey
Societyhelp of others to pay for the journey. Desired destination Germany was the preferred destination of 68... of respondents are Syrian, 12.5 percent Afghan, 11.6 percent Iraqi and 0.9 percent Iranian. Almost three... of respondents could understand), Afghan languages and English, which a quarter of respondents said
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Athens ponders impact of Turkey's role in Afghanistan
PoliticsForeign PolicyViewed from Greece, the dramatic events in Afghanistan have placed Turkey’s role in the central... a significant role in the central Asian country. The same sources believe that Ankara’s efforts... of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been in the process of freeing the Afghan
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Government commits to uniformed personnel pay rises amid clamour for higher incomes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been forced to commit to pay rises for all uniformed..., coast guard and fire service to be awarded more pay following the recent announcement of wage... that more pay increases would be announced in due course but “under the right conditions and at the right
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Piraeus Port Authority announces profit increase for 2015
EconomyBankingCentral Piraeus Port) recorded a passenger increase of 3.68 percent compared to the previous year... largest cruise ship in the world, the Quantum of the Seas, the largest newly built ship to visit
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