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Greece’s parliament votes Pensions Reforms, Taxation – A Hell of a Protest Day

May 8, 2016 Politics 5

Protest rallies against the Pensions Reform and the new taxation system started already at 10 o’ clock on Sunday morning with thousands of Communist KKE union PAME-members to have gathered at Syntagma square outside the Greek Parliament. An hour later, members of private sector unions umbrella GSEE started to flock …

Greek government rushes to legislate on Pensions & Tax Reform before the Eurogroup on Monday

May 5, 2016 Politics 1

Greek government is determined to reach an agreement at the Eurogroup meeting on upcoming Monday. In order to demonstrate eagerness to implement the 5.4 billion euro measures demanded by the European lenders, SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition rushes to legislate on Pensions Reform and New Taxation System Bills that are expected to …

Tsipras rushes to Paris for unscheduled meeting with Hollande

April 12, 2016 Economy, Politics Comments Off on Tsipras rushes to Paris for unscheduled meeting with Hollande

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is rushing to Paris to meet French President Francois Hollande. As the meeting was not planned, Greek media wonder whether the urgent trip to Paris has something to do with the break in Greece-Creditors Review Talks and the Government decision to submit two bills to the …

Polls: 58% of Greeks blame “geopolitical developments” for the Refugee Crisis

March 11, 2016 Politics, Society Comments Off on Polls: 58% of Greeks blame “geopolitical developments” for the Refugee Crisis

Greek public opinion support Government’s handling of the Refugee Crisis. In a public opinion poll conducted by Palmos Analysis for daily Efimerida ton Syntakton, blames the international geopolitical developments for the Refugee Crisis and the increased refugee flows. 58% international geopolitical developments responsible 19% sees the Greek government as responsible …

European lenders & IMF disagree as Greece prepares Pension cuts

March 1, 2016 Economy 6

The Greek government is not under pressure only due to the Refugee Crisis. The Program Review is still due, with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to disagree on “the fiscal efforts” required by Greece. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured the Greeks last night, that the representatives of …

Protesting farmers to camp with tractors outside Greek Parliament

February 10, 2016 Society Comments Off on Protesting farmers to camp with tractors outside Greek Parliament

Tension is high on the agenda and escalation is highly possible as protesting farmers threaten to camp outside the Greek Parliament together with their tractors. The farmers plan to come to Athens on Friday and raise their voices protest against the planned social security contributions and tax hikes. Despite the …

Molotov & teargas in Athens during big anti-austerity rally as 24h strike paralyses Greece (pcts, videos)

February 4, 2016 Society Comments Off on Molotov & teargas in Athens during big anti-austerity rally as 24h strike paralyses Greece (pcts, videos)

it was short around one o’ clock Thursday noon, when a raging crowd of some 60 people wearing hoods started to hurl molotov cocktail bombs at riot police squads around the Syntagma Square in downtown Athens during the big protest march against the pensions reform. Within minutes the raging crowd …

Farmers intensify protests, close highways & customs, refuse dialogue with government

February 2, 2016 Society 3

Dozens of protesting farmers occupied tax offices in Lamia and Arta in Central and Western Greece, and Chania on the island of Crete, hindering employees from entering their work place. Two days before the general strike on Thursday, the farmers have intensified their protests and close to traffic Greece’s main …

Greek Program Review talks: IMF insists on further pensions cuts 6%-30%

February 1, 2016 Economy 2

The International Monetary Fund is alive and kicking. And insists to apply its famous wrong “remedies” to the Greek problem, no matter what. The IMF’s representative in charge of the Greek program has arrived in Athens together with the representatives of European commission, the European Stability Mechanism and the European …

Pensions Reform simplified: The IMF wants 15% cut to all pensions

January 28, 2016 Economy 1

Amid EU’s threats of Schengen expulsion… here comes the International Monetary Fund and jumps in the Greek issues with revolutionary ideas. No, the IMF’s concept has nothing to do with the Refugee Crisis but with the Greek debt numbers and the other big topic, this of Pensions Reform. The IMF …

Creditors pleased with Greece’s Pension Reforms Plan, the society prepares “dynamic protests”

January 15, 2016 Politics, Society 2

It looked rather quiet on the Eurogroup front on Thursday. The Greek government bowed to the creditors’ pressure and accepted that the International Monetary Fund remains in the Greek program. The eurozone finance ministers saw “progress” in what the Greeks have been doing since last summer in order to please …

If pensions and salaries at €750 gross, prices for good & services have to be decreased accordingly

January 5, 2016 Society 2

The great pensions slaughtering. Ops! In creditors’ language we call it nicely “the great pensions reform”. Labor Minister Giorgos Katrougalos submitted the Greek government proposal in an e-mail file containing 170 pages. the creditors’ received it and are reportedly evaluating it. As Katrougalos’ proposal was leaked to the press, the …

Greece’s new model: “Flexible Pensions” based on family “assets & income criteria”

October 16, 2015 Society 2

Nothing will be ever be the same after the thorough overhaul – call it “structural reform” – of the Greek social security system. Τhe working years aka social security contributions will rise but at the same time the monthly pension amount will dramatically decrease. I do not know how long …