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  1. Greece trying to lay 'phantom' pensions to rest
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Society

    One of the main problems the Greek state faced at the start of the crisis was putting right the obvious public administration inefficiencies that had become an undue burden on the country’s finances while also being a source of gross unfairness. An example of this was Greece’s pension system

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  2. Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
    en_GB Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]

    Agora

    Myths have fuelled much of outside perceptions of the Greek crisis. From the lazy Greeks to the runaway shadow economy, observers have sought explanations for the country's problems in these contrived and skewed observations on life in Greece. Like all fairy tales, though, they make for a good

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  3. Seven in 10 Greeks raiding savings to pay bills, two in 10 have no deposits

    Society

    their financial problems. Apartment prices fell by 9.3 percent in Q3 of this year and the number of sales

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  4. Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
    Illustration by Manos Symeonakis [http://www.cartoonmovement.com/p/6035]

    Agora

    this and their supervision will be carried out by national authorities. However, until now the biggest problems have

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  5. SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos (www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    resolution to Greece's debt problems if the party comes to power but Stathakis was clear that this did

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  6. Should Greece really ask for a debt haircut?

    Agora

    for the sustainability of Greek debt if we focus on the fundamental problems of Greek society, most significantly

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  7. Fragmented, weak Greek centre left fails to find basis for cooperation
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with problems from the start. The movement launched as an attempt to cast social democracy in Greece in a new

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  8. Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    elections, if it is replicated in a national vote it would create significant problems. It would

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  9. Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
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    Society

    A recent OECD study examining the aftermath of the crisis has highlighted the social difficulties that have been created but also points the inequalities that were created by a poor welfare system before the country’s economic problems began. The paper highlights five key areas that require

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  10. Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    issuing the five-year bond is by no means marks the end of Greece's economic problems, it strengthens

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