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  1. Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis

    Society

    Lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds

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  2. Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to engage in “twitter diplomacy”. The latter was a direct swipe at Karamanlis’s deputy foreign... exploration in the disputed maritime zone, arguing that the US energy giant would not engage.... In the past week, New Democracy has been accused of using heavy-handed tactics in a bid to avoid

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  3. Tempe casts heavy shadow over public mood as accident report confirms serious safety failings
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ’s protests, Thursday also saw the publication of the report of the Hellenic Air & Rail Safety

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  4. More than half of small businesses saw turnover dive by at least 50 pct due to capital controls
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    Economy

    exceeding 70 percent. Overall, nine out of ten companies saw a decline in their revenues with the overall

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  5. The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
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    Agora

    the eurozone many more. They saw SYRIZA come to power from virtually nowhere a few years earlier

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  6. Off the isles of Greece
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    Agora

    inexorable pressure on the people whose duty it is to deal with the fallout of poverty and conflict... to watch the momentous naval clash between his navy and the Greeks: "A king sat on the rocky brow Which

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  7. Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026

    Newsletters

    to proceed, while farmers remain divided over whether to engage or escalate. The government is keen.... On Tuesday, a partial delegation of 14 blockades sat down with the Prime Minister for a marathon

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  8. Newsletter 18 - 06/03/2015

    Newsletters

    that for all the heavy handedness of the current Greek government, including its ill-advised comments... not sat well with European officials and there have been numerous complaints that the government

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  9. Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
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    Agora

    of the far-right: Engage or isolate? Nick Malkoutzis... for engaging with Golden Dawn, a party which spreads hate and whose self-confessed aim is to crush... who come to Greece. This is not engaging with Golden Dawn voters, it is pandering to them. Together

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  10. Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    added. Ideally for Greece a time to re-engage in a new round - the 61st - of exploratory talks could...,” said Dendias. Either way, it appears certain that in the weeks to come Athens will engage in new... in Greek-Turkish relations. It is expected that Athens will be engaging in a dialogue with Turkey

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