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

    Society

    Many Greek workers are not receiving their salaries on time or are being paid in kind rather than money, according to data gathered by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE). A report in the Greek daily “Ta Nea” ...

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  2. Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
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    Agora

    It should come as no surprise that in a the country where a large part of the political establishment is comfortable with the notion that some sort of conspiracy drove the country to bankruptcy, the same key players should spend the last few days in a h...

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  3. SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    All the indications are that Greece will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Friday, paving the way for elections to be held, most probably on September 20. Popular Unity leader Panayiotis Lafazanis is expected to hand back the exploratory mandate on ...

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  4. After dire 2015, Greek stocks get off to rocky start in 2016
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    Economy

    Greek shares started the year with losses of 7.2 percent this week amid the turmoil that prevailed in the global markets largely due to worries related to the Chinese economy and geopolitical concerns. The sell-off was mostly evident on Thursday, when t...

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

    Teenage Greeks are less likely to be smokers, find it easier to access alcohol but don’t binge drink, and are the most likely to have gambled for money than their peers in Europe. These are some of the main findings of the latest European School Survey ...

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  6. Tsipras ponders risking reshuffle to finish review on time, get debt talks going
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There is growing speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is on the verge of announcing a cabinet reshuffle with the aim of removing some ministers who are not deemed as being cooperative and increasing the government’s chances of concluding the p...

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  7. After holiday hiatus, Athens tries to get review moving again
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    EconomyProgramme

    With the date of the return of the institutions’ mission chiefs to Athens still unknown, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is heading to Paris and Brussels this week to meet with his French counterpart Michel Sapin and European Economic Affairs C...

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  8. Athens waits for move from lenders to get review going
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    While some reports in Athens claim that Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem is making behind-the-scenes efforts to bring Greece’s lenders closer together and organise a meeting with the Greek government to break the deadlock in the review, there was...

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  9. Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government has wasted no time in rolling out its strategy for ensuring the passage of measures being discussed with the lenders and the conclusion of the drawn-out second review. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and Digital Policy M...

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  10. Greece searches for balanced deal as talks get underway in Athens
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There was a low-key start to the negotiations between Greece’s lenders and government officials in Athens on Tuesday. The first meeting of the day saw Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos discuss with the mission chiefs privatisation issues. The fiscal ma...

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