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Multiple fronts and falling revenues pose pensions challenge for government The government is facing a complex landscape in dealing with Greece’s long-standing pensions issue, exacerbated by the latest challenge of declining revenues and an impending back payment ruling.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Economic relief eyed as Greece launches fourth round of lockdown easing The fourth stage of the easing of Greece’s lockdown began on Monday, when cafes and restaurants were permitted to welcome sitting customers – another move that the government hopes will ease the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Society Nearly half of all households still rely on pensions for income, survey shows Research from the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants (GSEVEE) has shown that pensions financially support almost half of all households in Greece.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Government braces for reaction to pension bill The government is due to submit to Parliament on Monday the pension bill it has been working on for the past few months
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up The pension bill, which the government put to public consultation last week, will be among the main issues in the political debate this week as SYRIZA seeks to counter New Democracy’s attempt to present the draft law as ushering in the first series of pension increases since the start of the crisis.
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EconomyProgramme
Lenders set out key review issues as Athens tables proposals for fiscal space Greece’s fifth enhanced surveillance review formally kicked off on Wednesday when the heads of mission started their meetings with the Greek authorities, following a week of preparatory work by the technical teams.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Pension bill to be unveiled as govt prepared for fifth post-MoU review Following a week when foreign policy dominated the political agenda in Greece, the government’s attention turns to the more mundane matters of the fifth enhanced surveillance review and pension reform in the coming days.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020 The year ends with Greece being hit by a cold snap and high winds, but with the government planning to get 2020 off to a smooth and convincing start.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote The government is gearing up for a busy legislative period in the coming months, which will include tax and pension reforms as well as the adoption of the 2020 budget.
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Economy
Court verdict on 2016 pension reform seen having fiscal impact Rulings from the Council of State just published deem parts of the 2016 pension reform, known as the Katrougalos law, unconstitutional and mean the new government will have to redesign parts of the social security system and incur a reported annual fiscal of around 300 million euros.