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  1. 2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to the markets in the second half of 2014 becomes viable,” he said. Local press indicates

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  2. A quarter-pounder democracy

    Agora

    Just under 17 years ago, New York Times commentator Thomas Friedman put forward a theory that if McDonald’s restaurants open in a country, a functioning democracy and institutions won’t be far behind. In July, the last McDonald’s operating in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, closed

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  3. Greek banks less reliant on Eurosystem funding in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in the second half of 2012, when the bulk of their liquidity came almost entirely from the ELA

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  4. House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
    Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]

    Agora

    Tsochatzopoulos left active politics and married his second wife, Viki Stamati, in a lavish ceremony in Paris

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  5. How Greek banks could cut 2014 financing gap with a bond rollover
    Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]

    Economy

    enhancement of up to €5bn in the form of bank preference shares, while the second involved guarantees up

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

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in 2.1 billion euros, which was almost 70 percent above the target. It was the second consecutive

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  7. Rare moment of unity as MPs agree to stop Golden Dawn’s state funding
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . In February 2012, 199 lawmakers backed a new austerity package to secure Greece’s second bailout. Wednesday

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

    . The second reason the policy framework has been approved now is that it is a show of unity to Greece’s

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  9. Greece trying to lay 'phantom' pensions to rest
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    Society

    . This was followed by a second audit in 2012 to confirm the findings. The state also reviewed the pensions

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  10. Words will always hurt

    Agora

    When asked what Winston Churchill did to help win the Second World War, Labour Party leader Clement Attlee, replied: "He talked about it." The potential words have to inspire people and drive events should not be underestimated but their ability to do harm should not be taken too lightly either

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