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Labour bill clash reaches climax as MPs prepare to vote on reforms Amid a 24-hour public sector and transport strike, Greece’s political leaders prepared to do battle on Wednesday over the government’s proposed labour reforms, which are due to be put to a vote on the same day.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Parties gear up for confrontation over labour bill The government’s proposed labour reforms will be at the heart of a political battle in Greece this week as the draft law moves to Parliament’s full assembly ahead of a vote that is likely to take place on Wednesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Unemployment edges down to 16.3 pct in March as inactives approach 3.5 mln Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate dropped to 16.3 percent in March from a revised 16.6 percent in February, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data released on Friday.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Left pulls together against ND's labour reform bill Opposition to New Democracy’s labour reform continues to harden as the legislation makes its way through the parliamentary process. A 24-hour general strike against the bill on Thursday was backed Greece’s largest unions and all the parties of the left.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Govt on defensive over property tax tweaks and labour bill The change in the taxable values of properties in Greece and the ongoing clash over the government’s labour reforms are dominating the domestic political agenda.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Employment balance positive by 33,210 in April; catering starts hiring ahead of reopening The employment balance was positive with 33,210 more hirings than people leaving their jobs in April, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system showed.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Complaints harden as govt lays out content of labour bill The bill containing the contentious labour reforms put forward by the centre-right government has been put to public consultation amid an already-strong backlash from opposition parties and unions.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
ND unveils labour bill as parties line up for head-on clash over reforms Labour Minister Kostis Hatzidakis was due to present the government’s contentious labour reforms on Wednesday, with a view to launching a public consultation period so the bill could then be adopted by the end of May or in early June.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tussle over labour reforms shaping up as spark for broader political battle The government’s proposed labour market reforms and the extent to which they open up ideological divisions and show whether New Democracy has a progressive vision for Greece’s future are the issues at the core of the country’s political debate at the moment.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Late May Day rallies highlight divides in left and labour movement A general strike and late May Day protest were held in Greece on Thursday in protest against upcoming labour legislation by the New Democracy government.