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  1. Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis

    Society

    Lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds

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  2. PM’s silence on legality of Maduro’s capture sparks widespread opposition criticism

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    hinted at his readiness to re-engage in political battles. Antonis Samaras, another former Prime... the then opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president, aligning Greece with the United States

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  3. More than half of small businesses saw turnover dive by at least 50 pct due to capital controls
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    Economy

    exceeding 70 percent. Overall, nine out of ten companies saw a decline in their revenues with the overall

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  4. The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
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    Agora

    the eurozone many more. They saw SYRIZA come to power from virtually nowhere a few years earlier

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  5. Apartment prices rise by 7.5 pct in Q4 and 7.2 pct in 2019
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    apartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 6.6 percent in Q4 versus a downward revised increase of 8.1 percent in Q3. Across 2019, old apartments saw an average price increase of 6.9 percent compared to a rise of 1.7 percent in 2018. In 2017, old apartments saw

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  6. Political tremors shake Spain, overshadow economic progress
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    Agora

    the EU vote, King Juan Carlos of Spain, 76, announced his abdication after reigning for nearly 40... to digest in harsh times. This brought about an abrupt and unprecedented decline in King Juan... their upward popularity when King Juan Carlos’ was dropping dramatically. Despite this, the new King

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  7. Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023

    Newsletters

    was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly. The comment was seen by some as a rebuke

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  8. Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
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    Agora

    “Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided

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  9. Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... on social media. It should also be noted that the Communist Party (KKE) saw its candidates win six

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  10. Newsletter 461 - 09/05/2025

    Newsletters

    by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February and March, reaching 13.4 pct... saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap between the two parties is slight... asked whether they saw the next general elections as an opportunity to cast a protest vote, 77 pct

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