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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politicsand its leader, Alexis Tsipras, are having problems gaining the trust of voters. Tsipras’s personal... skyrocketed from June, when it was only at 43 percent. Apart from dealing with the tangible problems created
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Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis
Societya twofold increase since 2011 in the proportion of Greeks who are having problems paying their rent... research underlines that the impact often lurks beneath the surface. This rise in mental health problems
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Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere were stability problems with the first, German-made, submarine. The legal stand-off between Greece and ThyssenKrupp resulted in Abu Dhabi Mar’s arrival. However, problems have persisted as the new
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Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister's take on troika reviews
PoliticsGreek Politicsidentifies a number of problems in the way the government went about its business, including a lack... for problems with reforms in Greece. He cites a lack of organisation and excess bureaucracy as being
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Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone
AgoraThe global crisis that erupted in 2007 in the financial sector evolved into a local eurozone sovereign debt crisis in the fall of 2009, when Greece revealed serious problems in the management... to believe, working to solve the periphery’s problems. The short term pain imposed by fiscal
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Why tax evasion threatens to become endemic due to how Cyprus was bailed out
Agorathat followed are creating similar problems with tax evasion. What is acceptable in a society... tax evasion problems, at least for households. The same might not be said for companies, since
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As EU presidency approaches, poll suggests Greeks are most isolated within Union
Societyin the way that EU citizens perceive the problems facing their countries – even for countries that share the same currency. Greeks see, the two biggest problems, by far, as being unemployment (65 percent
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Poor poll figures leave Samaras in quandary over next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsof voters believe that SYRIZA is the party most interested in the middle class’s problems, compared to 15... it appears in the problems faced by public servants and private sector workers (34 vs 16 percent and 18 vs
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New Greek cabinet a mixed bag, prompting hope and concern
PoliticsGreek Politicstackling corruption and problems in the justice system. Change of direction? There is, however, some... current foreign policy problems. Kotzias has recently authored two books: "Greece: Debt Colony
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EU experts concerned about level of xenophobia, violence against migrants in Greece
Societyantiracism law, problems persist, including worrying levels of xenophobia and violence against refugees... from each member state, who monitor problems of racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, intolerance
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