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  1. Greek teens less likely to smoke, get drunk than European peers but gamble more
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    Society

    drink, and are the most likely to have gambled for money than their peers in Europe. These are some... percent of them more than once, compared to an average of 23 and five percent, respectively. As was the case in Denmark and the Czech Republic, more than 90 percent of teenagers in Greece reported easy

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  2. Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and 3,350 euros extra for each child) to enjoy protection. The quadriga appeared willing to discuss the threshold of 120,000 euros based on the market, rather than taxable, value of the property but insisted

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  3. Greece and lenders hold inconclusive talks on tax and pensions
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    EconomyProgramme

    to bring in the targeted revenues. The Finance Ministry and the quadriga seem to agree on the taxation... are requesting lower rates for those with less than 20-25 working years and higher for 25-40 years compared

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  4. Calls for snap polls, parliamentary probes set tone for polarised politics
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as it agrees more than 5 billion euros in new austerity measures with Greece’s lenders could help New... to finalise the latest fiscal adjustment measures with the quadriga of creditors and then submit them

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  5. More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    but the poll’s findings should be more of a source of concern for the New Democracy-led government than... popularity, for instance, was at 36 percent in September, which was eight points lower than in May... points more than the vacuous anti-memorandum Independent Greeks. This can hardly be a cause

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  6. Greeks' wages fell more than 10 pct in 2013, IKA data shows
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    Society

    Average wages in Greece fell by more than 10 percent in 2013, according to data published... 2013, which was 10.27 percent lower than a year earlier. The daily rate worked out at 54.66 euros. Those working in smaller companies (employing less than 10 people) earn around 60 percent of what

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  7. Greek primary cash surplus more than doubles to 2.45 bln at end of August

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Greek general government (gg) primary cash surplus more than doubled year on year (YoY... of clawback and rebate mechanisms for 2013 in the larger healthcare provider (EOPYY) rather than..., the EFSF/ESM/IMF loans stood at 221.11 billion euros corresponding to more than two-thirds of total debt

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  8. General gov't primary cash surplus more than doubles to 4.14 bln in 2015, arrears ease to 5.4 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus more than doubled to 4.14 billion euros... in the course of 2015 from 3.83 billion at the end of 2014. More than 60 percent of 2015 arrears stemmed... than half of total arrears. Arrears to hospitals increased by 324 million euros to 931 million in 2015

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  9. Budget primary surplus of 1.19 bln in Jan markedly better than target
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (by 420 million) more than offsetting revenue underperformance of 69 million. The state budget balance... million lower than target. As a result, net revenues rose by 4.7 percent to 3.65 million, almost spot... decreased by 5.3 percent to 3 billion euros, 469 million lower than target. The Finance Ministry noted

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  10. Greeks trust social media more than news media, Reuters study shows
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    Society

    trust social media news more than traditional news. When asked whether news and social media do a good... as likely to trust traditional news than social media. The Greek response was attributed to the low levels... and economic influence rather than being a viable commercial industry in its own right.” Among those who use

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