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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policythe presence of immigration-related problems in the city centre (more than 400 people, mostly from... total of 224,000). This represents a rise of more than 750 percent on the figures for the same period last year. “In July alone, 50,000 new arrivals have been reported, 20,000 more than the previous
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Racist attacks fell in 2016, report by monitoring body indicates
SocietyNetwork documented, through interviews, 95 incidents of racist violence involving more than 130... incidents, with more than 300 victims, registered by the same network in 2015. In 31 of the incidents..., more than one victim was targeted, while in 54 cases the attack was committed by two or more people
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ND seeks ban on far-right party running in EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicssome New Democracy officials that the centre-right party’s share of the vote could dip close to or even below 30 pct, which would be substantially lower than the almost 41 pct it gained in last... Democracy, which had seen its ratings dip over the last few weeks. Government officials are hopeful
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Greece cheaper than average for majority of categories except food, most expensive for communications
Societyas postal services and the internet. The country came in 57.6 percent higher than the EU average... prices were 5.2 percent higher than the EU average, ahead of Germany and the Netherlands. In other areas, Greece emerged with lower than average prices. Housing costs and prices in Greece came
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Significant post-election economic challenges await Greek coalition
Economy) in 2014, 0.8 percentage points higher than Economic Adjustment Programme (EAP) target. The next troika... of unemployed is at 1.3 million, which is three times higher than in February 2009. Youth unemployment remains persistently above the 55-percent park. It is followed by the 24-34 age bracket, where the jobless
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Deal for Hellenikon sealed; gov't sees improved terms, economic boost ahead
Economy, four years earlier than the initial agreement. Government sources note that the state proceeds... euros, 2 billion higher than the 6 billion envisaged in the initial agreement. In addition, 80 percent... and recreational park, which jointly with the public use green areas of the site will cover an aggregate
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Turkey’s Mecca pact adds complexity for Athens as marine parks stir familiar concerns
PoliticsForeign Policyinstitutionalising its maritime claims rather than merely retaining them as negotiating positions. It would also..., Egyptian accession would be far more consequential than the agreement in its current form. Egypt... with a zone where Turkish claims date back to the 1970s. In the Eastern Mediterranean, the park
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Are things looking up for Greece's privatisation programme?
Economystake in OLP. The latter’s market value is higher than that of OLTH, currently at 458 million euros... infrastructure costs and the metropolitan park. HRADF issued a statement on June 5 noting that five
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Coalition pledges to demolish illegal buildings following Mati fire
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore than 3,000 illegal buildings in forestland or next to the sea, Environment Minister Giorgos... in a protected national park. Stathakis pledged, though, that the illegal buildings he referenced would
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Forum showcases closer Greek-German trade relations, with diplomatic overtones
PoliticsGreek Politicsand attract German investments to Greece. “We want to attract more than the 165 German businesses already... to redevelop the lignite mines in Ptolemaida into a major photovoltaic park, a MoU for which was inked
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