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  1. Lest we forget

    Agora

    they systematically sawed off Greek democracy’s legs, Indifference, short-term thinking, avarice... rearing its head and feeding off this rotten system cannot be discounted. Even if things go

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  2. Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    there were stability problems with the first, German-made, submarine. The legal stand-off between Greece... but with European elections coming up in May and speculation that general elections might not be far off

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  3. A fierce political clash over medicine prices in Greece

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as off patent, and which are cheaper than branded ones. The new legislation goes a step further by taking... to this if it is cheaper than the off patent medicine. Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis claims

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  4. For Greek families, electricity goes from given to must for survival
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    Society

    that had been cut off from the power grid due to being unable to pay their bills. It also promised..., the Public Power Corporation (PPC) revealed that it was cutting off electricity to about 30,000 homes

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  5. Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    comments at Monday’s Eurogroup that any discussion about more loans for Greece has now been put off until... also been put off until the summer. “The debt has to be reduced. The question is who does it and how

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  6. Greece agrees with troika, looks to tranche release and redistribution of surplus
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    million will be given as a “social dividend.” The latter mainly involves one-off handouts to 1... and pushing for an early primary surplus is paying off. On Tuesday, Samaras claimed that Greece

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  7. Eurogroup clears next bailout tranches for Greece, sets new goals

    EconomyProgramme

    for debt servicing and to undertake some one-off spending in 2014 to bolster social cohesion.” Following... involves one-off handouts to 1 million Greeks with low incomes and a temporary boost for members

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

    as the debt reduction talks have been put off until after the European elections even though the primary... ahead of the European elections on May 25, when New Democracy will be hoping to hold off SYRIZA's

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  9. Eurobank records net loss of 207.4 mln in Q1

    EconomyBanking

    Eurobank kicked off Greek banks’ Q1 results releases posting a net loss of 207.4 million euros in Q1 2014 from 913.1 in Q4 2013. The lower loss reflects an improvement in pre-provision income (PPI... negative one-off items, which shank to 18 million in Q1 from 575 million in Q4. The bank consolidated

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  10. Greek coalition overcomes concerns about "small PPC"

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Corporation (PPC) in the form of a smaller spin-off. Adopting the so-called “small PPC law” is one... that it would renationalise the part of the power company that is due to be sold off. It is certain, though

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