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  1. Greek pupils score below average in international rankings as long-term problems persist
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    Society

    The poor condition of Greece’s state education system has been laid bare in the latest OECD’s... of the average 12 year old in Singapore or China. Apart from poor average performance, the proportion of Greek students who had above average performance was also relatively poor, a trend also seen

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  2. Household expenditure rises by 2.5 pct in 2019

    Society

    equivalent consumption expenditure of poor households stands at 32.7 percent of expenditure consumption of non-poor households. Low-income households also spend 33 percent of the family budget on food. For non-poor households,19.1 percent of the budget is spent on food.

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  3. Newsletter 267 -02/10/2020

    Newsletters

    consumption expenditure of poor households stands at 32.7 percent of expenditure consumption of non-poor households. Low-income households also spend 33 percent of the family budget on food. For non-poor

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  4. Seasonal worries add to pressure on govt as opposition highlights holiday costs, hospital staffing
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    sense of dissatisfaction over issues such as the high cost of living and poor public services, which contributed to the party’s poor showing in EP elections. The prime minister acknowledged in his... under constant pressure due to poor government performance. The worst possible development for ND

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  5. The tarnished legacy that will haunt the Athens Olympics

    Agora

    euro membership: A progressive vision that was undone by a lack of foresight and poor, bordering... epitomised the structural problems - such as poor political management, lack of transparency

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  6. ELSTAT survey finds 2013 household budgets devastated, inequality persists
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    Society

    . In addition, the average monthly expenditure of poor population (338 euros) is 32.8 percent lower compared to that (1,030 euros) of the non-poor population. Food and housing account for more than half

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  7. A breakdown of Tsipras's pledges on economic strategy in Thessaloniki
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    Economy

    feeding for 300,000 poor families (756 million), free access to the public health care system for all... increased revenues from tax evasion and settlement of unpaid taxes due to a combination of poor past

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  8. Standoff over civil servants in Greece bears hallmarks of pre-election clash
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    or retrained. The coalition passed an amendment over the summer stipulating that a poor performance... to govern. SYRIZA has so far shown itself to be poor at handling such sensitive political issues. While

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  9. Structural problems and dramatic drop in funding harm mental health care in Greece
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    Society

    in the four categories surveyed: environment, opportunities, access and governance. The poor state... than insufficient, understaffed hospital wards is the poor state of community-based facilities

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  10. On the Greek crisis and German imbalances

    Agora

    observe the single biggest redistribution from poor and middle income to the highest of income... than the Drachma's abysmally bad record in terms of inflation and instability. Given also the poor

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