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Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
Agoraof bearing “criminal liability” for some of the damaging policies implemented during the crisis... vented his frustrations during a speech at the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce in early December
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Pension overhaul poses political challenge despite avoiding immediate cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicssecurity system that they were largely responsible for constructing. During the September election... that the measures could be included in a multi-bill with other issues that will be discussed with the lenders during
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improve in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomy. Since the signing of the third bailout programme, it has gained almost 12 points. During the bailout... 11 points to -64.8 in the 8-month period but has recorded gains of 3.7 points since then. During
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New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsprofile during the campaign despite trailing his rival by some distance in the first round last month.... Significantly, Mitsotakis used only his first name during the campaign. Also despite his best efforts
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agora. “Nobody is without sin,” Samaras told journalists in Berlin during a visit to German Chancellor... place during the premiership of Papandreou, the one-time reformist knight now regarded as failure
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Greece's 2016 diplomatic agenda begins with talks on Cyprus and name issue
PoliticsForeign Policythat the Cyprus issue will be one of Athens’s priorities in the months to come. Eide said during his visit... mediatory role. However, during last week’s talks relations between the Greek foreign minister
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As SYRIZA's sparkle fades is there a centrist alliance in the making?
PoliticsGreek Politics, and for the three opposition chiefs to have a united stance during these talks. Potami’s weak showing... of the 3 percent threshold for entering Parliament. However, Theodorakis insisted during
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Brewing dispute with media adds to Tsipras's headaches
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be heading for a potentially defining clash with one of the country’s main media barons. During his... in Sunday’s To Vima, which were not denied by Tsipras during his interview, appear to mark the beginning
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Healthy eating and smoking on decline in Greece over last five years
Society2009 and 2014, the period during which Greece was hit by the financial crisis. The survey found... (35.7 percent) said they drank on one day during the week and on one occasion on the weekend
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Greece’s dramatic year reflected in ATHEX 2015 results
Economyof Greece during 2015. The net after tax profits per share in 2015 amounted to 0.14 euros compared to 0.33... percent. The drivers behind the profit fall were cited as Greece’s adverse economic environment during
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