Greece
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State company wages to be cut by 25 pct from new year
None of some 120,000 civil servants working at public enterprises, will earn more than 2,200 euros per month due to a new pay structure
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Government seeks next targets
With part of bailout tranche paid, coalition turns to next goals on its agenda
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New debts of 2 bln from tax returns found
The sum brings the amount of returns the state owes to Greek taxpayers to over 2.7 billion euros.
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One million court cases postponed
Go-slow action by judges and prosecutors since September has resulted in more than one million cases being postponed
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Commissioner Semeta sees steps on fighting tax evasion in Greece, EU
BRUSSELS – Commmissioner Algirdas Semeta has backed Greece’s efforts to reform its tax system
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Government planning council of ‘wise men’ to tackle tax evasion
The government is planning the creation of a “committee of wise men” to crack down on widespread tax evasion
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Minister gets tough on recalcitrant civil servants
Administrative Reform Minister Antonis Manitakis upped the pressure on civil service administrators resisting government efforts to streamline the public sector
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Implosion of Independent Greeks continues with more departures
The right-wing anti-bailout Independent Greeks party continued its slow-motion implosion on Thursday as two of its deputies quit
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Businessman Lavrentiadis set to face magistrate
Businessman Lavrentis Lavrentiadis was arrested on Thursday on a series of criminal charges in connection with the alleged issuing by Proton Bank