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  1. One night in Cannes

    Agora

    by Financial Times journalist Peter Spiegel has highlighted, there were a fair few others digging... to argue that he was coming to the rescue after Papandreou’s foul-up. Venizelos has adopted a similar line, arguing that he had to step in to save the situation. The FT article has whipped the PASOK leader

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  2. Apartment prices fell 7.5 pct in Q1, down for the 21st successive quarter

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by 63.4 and 66.2 percent respectively. The index of apartment prices peaked at 102.2 in Q3 2008 and has been heading south since then. It has seen a cumulative drop of 34.7 percent. The decline... on property, which has been paid through the electricity bills since autumn 2011 and has raised annual

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  3. PASOK's future hangs in balance as Greece prepares for EU vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and Venizelos. The deputy prime minister has already indicated that a disappointing result would prompt... parties or becoming a government of national emergency seems far-fetched. Democratic Left (DIMAR) has... European vote, has no political incentive to join forces with New Democracy and PASOK. The only option

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  4. New obstacle for privatisations as court blocks sale of water firm

    Economy

    Greece’s highest administrative court has blocked the sale of the Athens water company, raising new... Asset Development Fund (HRADF) was blocked. EYDAP has the exclusive right to provide water... has the responsibility to care for the health of citizens and guarantee the right to health

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  5. Election results in Greece lift uncertainty, for now
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    Agora

    elections in the country’s political scene has been relative, but the stakes for these elections had... performance of Elia has also raised eyebrows. Already, ex PASOK MPs who had departed the party expressed... elections, before the moment arrives to elect a new president of the republic in early 2015, has

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  6. With prior actions pending, PASOK showing signs of adjustment fatigue
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece has to complete 12 “prior actions” to receive the next 2 billion euros of its bailout from... billion more in July. The June deadline has been missed, partly as a result of the government... carry a political cost. One of the other commitments the Greek government has to meet this year

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  7. Long-term jobless rate of 71 pct poses new set of social challenges for Greece

    Society

    unemployment is nothing new in Greece, which has had a long standing problem with this issue. The rate..., long-term unemployment has morphed into the most devastating factor in Greece’s labour market... than a year. This represents over 71 percent of all those without work. Extensive research has

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  8. European Commission paper highlights challenges for Greek exports

    Economy

    potential could be enormous. Greece has a track record of protracted trade deficits and low openness. In particular, Greece has been experiencing a negative trade balance of circa 10 percent of GDP between 1995 and the late 2000s, which peaked at 14.5 percent in 2008. Although the gap has been closing

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  9. Coalition adopts court ruling that restores judges' pay, others poised to follow

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the government and the judiciary but which has wider implications. The legislation foresees judges’ wages.... On top of that, the coalition has to pay them an extra 69.6 million euros per year. The amendment adopts... has already factored in the amount needed to increase the judges’ salaries to previous levels

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  10. Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    spectrum, there has been talk of cooperation between them over the last couple of years. Democratic Left... for SYRIZA's idea up to 102. Given that the opposition party has made it clear it has no intention... and the Communist Party (KKE), which has 12 lawmakers, to back the proposal. However, a discussion

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