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EDITORIAL |
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Wave of demands
The prospect of a new strike by the university teaching staffs appears almost certain following the failure of talks between the academic representatives and Deputy Economy Minister Nikos Farmakis. The sector is asking for a 20 percent wage increase, invoking, on one hand, the big gulf dividing them from their European peers and, on the other, past promises by the State made in order to terminate previous strikes. The government has responded with a proposal for a 7.5 percent rise that is not enough to bridge the gap. |
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COMMENTARY |
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The ‘dodgy’ charter
Sensationalism and populism seem to have set the tone for the unfolding election campaign. These were to be seen in the first government initiatives, the handouts and the so-called «Convergence Charter» - a document that seeks to blanket over the problems and challenges that lurk for the economy in the wake of the 2004 Olympics. The government has shirked the challenges and tried to embellish the facts: There has been no mention of the widening fiscal deficit, the structural shortcomings, the new, more competitive environment for homemade products. Moreover, the issue of convergence with our European partners cannot be discussed in terms of vote-grabbing gambits aimed at bamboozling the public. |
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