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  1. European Commission paper highlights challenges for Greek exports

    Economy

    The European Commission (EC) published an economic paper titled “The puzzle of the missing Greek... a function of falling imports, while exports remained largely flat. The EC paper underlines... countries. The paper shows the gap in Greek valued-added exports amounts to 33 percent compared to what

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  2. Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor, a link which the government has consistently denied. On Wednesday, the paper published evidence drawn from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which

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  3. Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker

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  4. IMF paper suggests shadow economy still thriving

    EconomyFeatures

    A working paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the shadow economy of Europe has shown that the phenomenon continues to persist in Greece. The paper aimed to note the drivers... the series began. It has remained around the level of 30 percent across recent years. The paper noted

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  5. University bill threatens PASOK consensus as probes launched into alleged infractions by politicians
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    it. The party’s education think tank published a paper criticising the government for not setting any research... investigation in the Interior Ministry, which is the suspected source of the data leak, while on Tuesday.... The Interior Ministry has denied that it provides voters’ contact information, while the chief

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  6. Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    up his duties.” Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani admitted last week that “there are negotiations, ideas, and commitments from both sides to find a solution.” Hasani denied that Tirana and Athens

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  7. Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
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    Society

    in by his government which allows anyone, with any kind of paper, even a letter, to apply for a three-year... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing... inhabitants in 2017. The Interior Ministry publishes more detailed statistics on citizenship

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  8. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since

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  9. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    . Announcing the new hiring plans, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis argued that the hirings would... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations... contractors. Their numbers have swelled from 3,413 in 2012 to 15,601 at the end of 2017. By far the largest

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  10. Newsletter 160 -04/05/2018

    Newsletters

    approach. Reacting to a government non-paper that referred to him as a “drug baron,” Marinakis issued... appears to have forced Gennimata’s hand. On Sunday, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis suggested

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