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  1. Amid fog of confusion, Greeks vote... again
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    Agora

    gripped the Greek public. Most voters are savvy enough to understand that SYRIZA is not “purer than... 2012 and 2014 as he held the institutional, rather than the political, role of parliamentary speaker... have been in government since late 2011 – more than one a year – while about 30 parties have been

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  2. Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of government could be formed. Margin of victory A small margin of victory (less than around 2... The winning part is expected to get no more than 33 percent of the vote and, therefore, less than 140

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  3. Tsipras keeps bailout issues in safe hands but fails to inspire with new cabinet
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    more than 50 prior actions, including overseeing the recapitalisation of Greek banks, to carry out... from the bailout-linked ministries, Tsipras appears to have made political choices rather than ones... political needs rather than improving the coalition’s governing capability.

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  4. Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    rather than debt relief or attracting investment. Refugee crisis Tsipras mentioned the refugee crisis... by the fact that, according to IOM, less than 34,500 thousand people arrived in Greece by sea during the host of last year. This was less than one fifth of the total number of arrivals in Europe

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  5. Where we stand in the Greek bank recapitalisation process
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    Economy

    then, the better than expected GDP growth for the second quarter and the stronger than anticipated tourism... and, according to the August Eurogroup statement, “no later than 15 November”. Since capital needs

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  6. Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus

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    arrived in 2014 but already this year there have been more than 400,000 arrivals. On Friday, IOM.... Housing, feeding and keeping people warm carries a much higher cost than scanning their fingerprints.... In this sense, the migration crisis may prove a greater challenge than the economic one for Tsipras

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  7. Greek stocks post weekly rise of 5.6 pct, with banks rebounding strongly

    Economy

    than 20 percent in each of the preceding two weeks. In contrast to the prevailing sentiment after... shares are down by more than 15 percent. Bank shares rebounded by 31 percent this week mainly.... Despite the outperformance they are still down by more than 68 percent in the post-capital controls period

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  8. Tax arrears jump to 1.47 bln in Sept as total for year reaches 8.39 bln

    Economy

    Greece’s new unpaid taxes rose by 1.47 billion in September, which is more than the double the 645... to 80 percent of the annual target of 1.7 billion euros. This suggests a slightly better-than-target... revenue figure reached 282.3 million, corresponding to more than 76 percent of the annual target

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  9. Latest EU plan to tackle refugee crises poses new, bigger challenges for Tsipras

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , particularly Aegean islands, which have seen more than 500,000 arrivals by sea this year... Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas argued that this was a much better outcome than other... private apartments or homes, for 30,000 refugees. This is a much higher number than the migrants

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  10. Greece most socially unjust country in EU, study finds
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    Society

    material deprivation for children and youth in Greece, more than double the 2009 figure of 9.7 percent... deprivation has more than doubled from 9.7 percent in 2007 to today’s 23.8 percent.” While Greece ranks... olds has more than doubled since 2008 to 52.4 percent (again, by far one of the highest rates

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