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Golden Dawn faces more legal action but is on course for strong election showing
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be charged in connection to the party’s alleged criminal activity has added some extra uncertainty... that the charter the party has submitted to the Supreme Court is not the real document that sets out its... for the possibility of being banned from the elections and has laid the groundwork to participate under
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Greek justice slower despite reform efforts during crisis
Societyactivity report, examining what progress has been made in a number of areas where Athens has been... that progress in these areas has been limited. The functioning of the Greek judicial system has... has continued its support to the review of the Code of Civil Procedure, the promotion of mediation
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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Samaras has at least secured the next step in the process, which will come when the Eurogroup... during the debate that his time in his current position is coming to an end. It has been rumoured... parliamentary confrontation until a new President of the Hellenic Republic has to be elected
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Resignation of PM's aide poses grave questions for coalition, institutions
PoliticsGreek Politics. Baltakos made it clear in the video that he felt this tactic was wrong. It is a position he has been... with Baltakos, which dates back to the 1990s, has been repeatedly criticised, not just by opposition... Democracy leader has rejected criticism, even from within his party, that many of his advisers have hard
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Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Greece’s political system has not disappeared and it has forced the mainstream parties to come up... awaiting trial, it is not clear what room for manoeuvre the party has. The ball, therefore, is very much... that has stayed loyal to Golden Dawn to change their minds. Until recently, New Democracy followed
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Unemployment rate edges down for sixth straight month to 26.8 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyAgency (ELSTAT). The historical data has been revised, meaning the average unemployment for 2013 has now settled at 27.5 percent from 27.3 percent previously, while the September 2013 peak figure now... years, it has dropped by 23.7 percent. At the same time the YoY movement in the number of unemployed
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Greek-German relations: Perception versus reality
Agorathat Greece has to adopt through the troika compliance requirements. The lingering impression... of bilateral cooperation that has been established alongside unnecessary finger pointing. Leaving aside the unprecedented volumes of credit guarantees that Germany has provided for the financing
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Electricity strike nipped in bud, leaving political loose ends
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy-PASOK administration has used civil mobilisation orders before (to force striking teachers... to the passing of a law allowing the sale of PPC spin-off being one of the prior actions Greece has... in Parliament on Wednesday. The bill has already been approved at committee level and is expected
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EU Task Force sees progress on reforms and structural funds in Greece
EconomyProgrammeReforms are delivering results and there has been an increase in the absorption of European Union..., the absorption rate for Greece has improved to 81.3 percent in June 2014 compared to the EU average... that technical assistance has been provided to curb health expenditure, improve the pricing and reimbursement
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Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
Agorato default last week, the Greek government, which has been left with few convincing arguments... in circulation than the central bank has reserves (dollars in this case) so it can convert them one... convertibility, Argentina followed the policies that the International Monetary Fund has been long advocating
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