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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade

Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:32:00 GMT

the negotiations with the lenders and by selecting Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the interior minister during 2004-2009... seemed like the end of the MoU era. In the meantime, SYRIZA had parted ways with the radical side

Greek pensions laid bare

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:23:00 GMT

paid in March with a cost of 277 million euros, which corresponds to an average supplementary pension... and subsidized employment schemes. The Complementary Pension Allowance (EKAS), which serves more...) is close to 1.2 billion euros. Pure pension-related grants, excluding EKAS, from the budget were

Late switch smashes accord over postal vote, but marriage equality compromise still intact

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:13:00 GMT

the Church of Greece officially voiced its objections to the proposed change in legislation. Interior... to a political cartoon in the newspaper depicting him as a dog, prompting a social media tirade against Makris

Government tables 2016 budget, upgrades GDP forecasts but leaves fiscal estimates unchanged

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:03:00 GMT

(1.3 billion), development of Hellenikon (345 million), sale of real estate and shares (277 million... due to rise in health care contribution for pensioners and reduction in EKAS beneficiaries, public

Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:06:00 GMT

. In just the matter of a few months, Tsipras also had to eat his words. Vows to tear up the existing... implemented new interventions include the gradual phasing out of the EKAS solidarity payment

Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government

Fri, 03 Apr 2015 11:44:00 GMT

is certainly one where the conservatives feel they can eat away at the strong support for the government... portfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos

Speculation about timing of next general elections intensifies

Tue, 01 May 2018 06:17:00 GMT

in a snap election or play the long game and hope that he can eat away at New Democracy’s poll lead over... is turning a corner. On Sunday, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis suggested that the general

SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign

Mon, 20 May 2019 06:37:00 GMT

The last week of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s European Parliament and local elections promises to be intense as opinion polls suggest that SYRIZA is closing the gap on New Democracy in the wake of the adoption of the latest package of so-called positiv...

Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:38:00 GMT

PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...

Crisis sees Greeks change eating habits, cut back on eating out

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 06:56:00 GMT

. In particular, 39.7 percent of respondents said they do not eat outside the home, compared to 25.3% in 2011. In addition, the percentage of consumers who eat out once a week fell from 37.6 percent in 2011 to 31 percent in 2016. Similarly, the share of the population that does not eat fast food