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  1. Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for their administration. However, as the accord comes more than a year after last summer’s fractious elections... of much of the paper’s contents makes it doubtful whether it can serve anything other than a very... adjustment programme, a more stable tax system and a commitment to tackle the “major problems

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  2. Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene
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    than for its content, his muddled presentation was more notable because it heralded the arrival... elections, if it is replicated in a national vote it would create significant problems. It would leave no party with a clear majority, requiring several political fault lines - some much greater than

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  3. Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the borrowing cost is much higher than the bailout packages. Yet SYRIZA spent the last few years opposing... for snap polls later this year. SYRIZA has to aim for a better share of the vote than it received... issuing the five-year bond is by no means marks the end of Greece's economic problems, it strengthens

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  4. SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections

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    attending Greek rather than Turkish-speaking schools. The leftists replaced her with a candidate from... a struggling PASOK. There are also questions about the party’s organisational capabilities given that more than... to have encountered problems in drawing up its candidate lists but it has managed to make all its

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  5. SYRIZA leads in most age groups, professions but coalition parties dominant among pensioners
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    it garnered 18 percent, just 0.1 percentage point shy of New Democracy and 11.3 less than SYRIZA... elections. It is also of note that support for Golden Dawn ran much higher than national levels... for was whether they faced financial problems. Just over 31 percent of those who said they are facing

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  6. Greek union data suggest workers get paid late or in kind

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    Many Greek workers are not receiving their salaries on time or are being paid in kind rather than..., which is lower than the minimum hourly salary of 2.85 euros. The Labour Ministry data on around... sector are still facing significant financial problems. The turnover index in accommodation and food

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  7. Coalition adopts court ruling that restores judges' pay, others poised to follow

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    have appealed rather than to entire groups. The coalition hopes this will give it some time to find... are earning substantially less than they did a few years ago. Also some voters might feel... help Samaras politically it also poses some problems. For instance, it is not clear how the public

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  8. Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
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    via a currency board in an attempt to curb hyperinflation which had averaged more than 300 percent... in circulation than the central bank has reserves (dollars in this case) so it can convert them one.... This masked the economy’s underlying problems: Corruption was ripe, the fiscal deficits were

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  9. Tourist arrivals in June increase 13.7 pct, bringing significant rise in receipts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , 6 percentage points higher than the rate of arrivals. A similar pattern was also evident... tourism sector each year. In 2013, more than half (55.4 percent) of the full year arrivals occurred... in May, most likely due to recent development in the region and the financial problems faced

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  10. Travel receipts up again in September, reaching 2.3 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent to 182 million. As a result, the travel surplus grew to 2.1 billion euros, at a higher-than..., the 9-month travel balance recorded an improvement in its surplus by 11.3 percent or more than 1... attributed to the problems faced by the country’s tour operators in summer. The aggregate figures

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