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  1. Greece worst-performer in EU 28 for social justice
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    Society

    consecutive year, a recent study by the Bertelsmann Foundation has found. In its Social Justice Index..., the report found that the gap between Greece and Bulgaria and Romania “has actually widened again, since..., while Greece is standing still”. The report notes that “the crisis has had a devastating effect

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  2. Newsletter 104 - 27/01/2017

    Newsletters

    Monetary Fund has demanded. This was not confirmed in the Eurogroup statement or in the press conference... on February 6. Details leaked to the Greek media suggest that the Washington-based organisation has... long the 3.5 percent primary surplus will have to be maintained. And there has not been any agreement

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  3. Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
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    Agora

    that New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has so far presented to Greek voters. Also on the fiscal... agreeing to it with the creditors. Greece has implemented a raft of liberalisation measures since... should follow a subsidiarity principle. In his comments to MEPs, Moscovici said that it has been

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  4. Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017

    Newsletters

    at home and dispel some of the uncertainty that has proved damaging for the Greek economy over... the personal nature of the view expressed by Skourletis and insisted, given the coalition has 153 out of 300 MPs, that it does not need the votes of other parties. There has been a discussion

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  5. Foreign minister opens up about EU concerns
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    SYRIZA has made no secret of its desire to change Greece’s approach towards the European Union when... that SYRIZA’s eurosceptic approach has been watered down. Kotzias appears more constructive during... of “crisis in handling crises.” He suggested that the EU has given in to the markets and is lacking

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  6. Study finds contrasting trends in Greek health during crisis
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    Society

    The impact of the economic crisis in Greece on health has been more nuanced than previous reports suggested, research conducted by a team of British and Greek scientists has found. The research... mortality have worsened during the crisis. There has also been a significant increase in mental illness

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  7. Tsipras clears hurdle but isn't over finishing line
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    Agora

    of the review and the damage it has done (Greece’s growth forecast for 2017, for instance, has been... if the government meets its 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus targets. The coalition has been somewhat disingenuous.... On the other hand, the government has been encouraged by the fact that the 2016 primary surplus

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  8. Greece as an energy hub: Reality or wishful thinking?
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    EconomyFeatures

    energy hub in the Mediterranean, and the EU has expressed its support for Greece taking over. During... of the 20.7-billion-euro budget for infrastructure projects across the next decade has been earmarked... of the TAP pipeline. Once fully operational, it has the capacity to supply around 4 percent of Europe’s gas

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  9. Rhetoric ramped up ahead of Eurogroup but deal still in sight
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that he has maintained since the last Eurogroup on May 22, which implies he wants to keep alive... it has set. Those were summed up in the government’s round-up of the cabinet meeting: Athens is looking... in the Eurogroup statement on Thursday. This does not suggest that Athens has the intention of straying from

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  10. EC recommends symbolic closure of deficit procedure as Athens mulls bond issue
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    days. “Greece has made significant progress in returning to a path of fiscal sustainability,” the Commission said in its statement. “The general government balance has improved from a deficit of 15.1... that. The decision, however, allows the government and its lenders to argue that Greece has made another step

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