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The men who would be prime ministers
Agorathan his colleagues, should call for Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held. It came... before him, he has more than the same single string to his bow. *This article first appeared in last... prime minister,” he told Skai TV. Greeks have paid dearly for the headstrong rush to power made by its
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Six in 10 Greeks earn less than average salary of €1,022 in private sector
Societyand grosses less than the average salary in the private sector. These are the general characteristics... than 1,022 euros a month, the average salary in the private sector, according to separate data from the country’s largest insurance fund IKA-ETAM. In 2013, the number of employees earning less than
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More than half of Greek households rely mainly on pensions
Societyhouseholds in 2015. Last year’s figure was slightly lower than the record 52 percent recorded in 2014 but almost ten percentage points higher than the 2012 share of 42.3 percent. Of those households... at less than 10,000 euros. The outlook for 2016 remains similarly negative, with seven in ten Greek
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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politicssaw their support increase by 1.5 percentage points since the last Public Issue survey in July but the poll’s findings should be more of a source of concern for the New Democracy-led government than... popularity, for instance, was at 36 percent in September, which was eight points lower than in May
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorato an end now, having lasted longer than many observers expected, but its deep flaws were visible...-wing party surged from the fringes to gain 36.3 percent of the vote – more than Greece’s traditional... of thoroughness than serving any practical purpose. In between them, there was a small cup of coffee. That’s
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Greece offers Turkey earthquake support, recalling 1999 thaw in relations
PoliticsForeign Policyneighbours is “more valuable than many things in life”. However, Athens and Ankara did not follow up... to send a disaster response team (EMAK) to assist Turkey with the rescue efforts. Authorities said 25
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How Greece reduced its unemployment rate to less than 10 pct
Agorasector has 244,000 fewer workers, more than half of the total gap. Another laggard in job creation... and commerce fully reflect the property market’s difficulties, which saw prices drop by 40 pct... more than 200,000 fewer foreign workers compared to the 2008 high, when 389,000 foreign nationals
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicshalf of 2015, and therefore a dangerous alternative than to engage with PASOK and its more... of Freedom, the populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February.... This still places the far-left group’s support slightly higher than for PASOK, which remains
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Poverty rate jumped by over 40 pct during crisis, more than anywhere in EU
SocietyGreece saw its rate of poverty increase by more than 40 percent during the economic crisis, the highest jump in any EU state, according to a new German study that measures poverty in a “multidimensional” way, considering education, gainful employment, housing and housing environment and health
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 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...-wing critics rather than economic policy or the parliamentary opposition is significant
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