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Pension hike to exceed 13% in last three years
The cumulative increase in pensions over the last three years will significantly exceed 13%, Deputy Labor and Social Security Minister Panos Tsakloglou said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Sunday.
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Number of working pensioners soars in Greece
The number of pensioners who have decided to continue working in Greece has increased fivefold under new and more favorable tax provisions, according to the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA).
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ECHR: Romania must Legalize Same-Sex Marriages
Romania must legalize same-sex civil unions, Europe's highest human rights court ruled on Tuesday, a victory for LGBTQ+ activists in the conservative-leaning country, Reuters reported.
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European chief prosecutor Kovesi on ECHR ruling:It's a victory of those who supported justice in recent years
European prosecutor-in-chief Laura Codruta Kovesi has stated on Tuesday that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling regarding her removal from the office of prosecutor-in-chief of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) "represents a victory of all those who have supported justice in recent years years." "I am content for starting this demarche in which I believed very much, a d
Greece nominates ECHR for Nobel peace prize
Greece has sent a letter to the Nobel Committee to nominate the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the 2020 Nobel peace prize.
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Minister says new bill will rectify past injustices
Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis said Monday that a new bill on social insurance which will soon be tabled in Parliament will rectify injustices inflicted upon the country's pensioners.
The new legislation, Vroutsis said, will ensure that retired farmers will be able to continue their professional activities without any cuts to their pensions.
Bulgarian Women Battle on for Recognition of Their Marriage
Despite a setback before Bulgaria's Supreme Court, Lili Babulkova and Darina Koilova have vowed to continue the struggle to have their marriage recognised - even if they have to go to the ECHR.