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Greek Gov’t & Troika to grab the daily bread out of the mouth of low-pensioners

March 6, 2013 Economy, Society Comments Off on Greek Gov’t & Troika to grab the daily bread out of the mouth of low-pensioners

Greek government and the Troika plans to cut even low pensions of 486 euro per month as the hole in the country’s biggest insurance fund IKA has reached one billion euro. According to daily Eleftherotypia, the plan foresees cuts of 1) 15 euro per month in 486-euro pensions for private sector. The …

Greeks Angry About No Lay-Offs in Public Sector, Cuts in Lowest-Pensions

August 7, 2012 Economy 50

Greeks are getting more and more angry. Each and every day fresh adrenaline shot drive high blood pressure, heart beats and deep rooted frustration. They need just a tiny spark to explode. Reason for this boiling mood are the upcoming additional austerity measures, the so-called “spending cuts” worth 11. billion euro. So far, no public …

Labour Minister: One Million Greeks Get Pensions 400-500 EURO

March 16, 2012 Society 11

These are things we learn when some Greek official wants to argue on other issues. Minister of Labour and Social Security Giorgos Koutroumanis said that one million pensioners receive just 400 to 500 euro per month. Speaking to private broadcaster ANT1 TV Koutroumanis said that there have been no reductions in the pensions of …

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