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  1. Samaras gears up for return as Tsipras guns for first place in elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    political party rather than a theoretical scenario. Presenting the initiative earlier than planned would..., with the potential to gain more than 20% of the vote. PASOK, by contrast, shows signs of stagnation. PASOK feels... too heavily on personal accusations rather than policy differences, it may reinforce Tsipras’s

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  2. OECD warns young Greeks face deep structural barriers to work, family and housing
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    Society

    and work, and fewer than half of 15‑year‑olds attend schools offering career services. Improving... for work rather than inactive individuals. To assist them, the government launched the “Jobs Again... higher than in well‑performing systems. While targeted wage subsidies and ICT training under

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  3. It’s not just young Greeks who are looking abroad, older professionals have joined the queue

    Society

    of dentists seeking certificates allowing them to practice abroad has more than doubled since Greece... Greece to practice abroad was 2.5 times higher in the first quarter of this year than during the same.... That established professionals from these groups, rather than just newcomers who cannot get a food

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  4. Births drop 14 pct since start of crisis as Greece faces wider population worries

    Society

    The number of children born in Greece fell by more than 14 percent between 2009, when the country... more people out of work or in retirement than those who are in work, the implications... are inevitable. The government aims to provide a basic state pension of less than 400 euros within the next

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  5. We need to talk about unemployment

    Agora

    stabilizers are allowed to kick in if the recession turns out to be deeper than initially anticipated.... If the OECD proves accurate, close to a quarter of a million more unemployed Greeks than the Finance... Cabanillas and Alessio Terzi, found that the Commission was more accurate than the IMF

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  6. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts
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    Agora

    the troika’s targets. Pensions and public sector salaries have been slashed by more than a third and social... billion euros at this stage of the Greek crisis is more than just a tall order. With no genuine... expressed concern about tax revenues and social security contributions being lower than expected

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  7. EU Task Force sees improvements in Greece, tends to damaged ties

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    view of the EU and 43 percent of the euro. These levels of scepticism are considerably higher than... in supporting Greece in its effort to increase its absorption of EU cohesion funds, which amount to more than... percent each year than it would have without the help from Brussels . This was the third highest rate

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  8. Direct taxes jump by 46 pct to help Sept. revenues beat target for third month in row

    Economy

    strongly in September more than offsetting another weak set of indirect taxes. After a stronger bottom... expenditure (2.0 billion) and - to a lesser extent – lower tax refunds (552 million) more than offsetting... targets) meeting annual targets, implying that an incremental amount of more than 2 billion should

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  9. Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
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    Agora

    at just over 2,000. Rather than highlight its own failing in speeding up the disciplinary process... the municipal police monitored parking, the force generated more than enough revenues to cover its... that will eventually lead to no man being left standing. Rather than waste our time with other myths, the only

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  10. Scars for coalition, questions for SYRIZA after confidence vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    former coalition partner Democratic Left voted “present” rather than express support... unexpected decision to submit the 11th censure motion to Greek Parliament in the last 26 years than... society. Having apparently hit a ceiling of no more than 30 percent in opinion polls, SYRIZA

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