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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. The resignation of the deputy development minister Aristos Doxiadis less than 48 hours after his.... On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold
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Newsletter 347 - 22/07/2022
their homes, have prevented the kind of death toll seen during the Mati fire, when more than 100... the summer, led to a softer hiring balance in June of 19,113 more hires than departures. This is a slowdown from the figure of almost 100,000 seen in May and much lower even than the pre-pandemic
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One night in Cannes
Agoracrisis than (then Prime Minister) George Papandreou's decision on October 31 2011 to announce... they decided they would rather deal with the potentially catastrophic fallout from a Greek exit rather than... and rioting on the streets. But less than five months later the conservative leader had the chance
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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... 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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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agorain a political battle with the leftist party rather than implement the measures being demanded... Lula, rather than Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. However, this bubble also burst when Tsipras decided... in its most recent review (summer 2014, more than a year after Mitsotakis was appointed
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If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Agoraplayers in shaping policy in Greece recently foresees that it will take more than four decades... worse than the rest of the euro area. The combined effect of all this is that labour will contribute... saw growth of 1.2 percent. The equivalent for Ireland has been more than 2 percent. Since reforms
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agorabegun to be seen as a hindrance to peace in the region rather than a benefit. The fate of the EastMed... that neighbouring markets may be more fickle than originally thought. Exports from the Greek gas grid almost...] – five years earlier than mandated – and to increase it to 23 pct by 2030. Low interconnectivity
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The whole truth and nothing but the truth
Agorarather than fantasy has understood that the case against the former head of the Hellenic Statistical... of state arrears, withholding it will end up doing more damage than good. A Greek business owner... is more than 1,000 days, which is by far the longest in the Union. The argument has been made
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyof Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of 2.18 billion euros was 1.5 billion lower than... shrank by more than 3.5 billion euros year on year (YoY) to 3.44 billion in 2014 from 7 billion last... displayed the highest primary surplus at 2.42 billion euros in 2014, albeit lower than the 3 billion
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Time running out for coalition to find formula on home foreclosures
PoliticsGreek Politicswith a taxable value of less than 200,000 euros. The temporary measure was introduced to protect households from... ahead of the crisis meant that homes with a taxable value of less than 200,000 euros included... President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday but his government still finds itself in a tricky position
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