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Leadership race brings New Democracy factionalism to the surface
PoliticsGreek Politicsattracted the support of several conservative MPs and has strong grassroots support in northern... part (including new members) would have to pay 3 euros before casting their vote. More than 782,000
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Travel receipts rebound by 7.3 pct in August, partly reflecting higher spending per trip
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel receipts rose by 7.3 percent in August, more than double the previous month’s rate of 3.5 percent, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures indicated on Thursday. The absolute figures showed... strong double-digit growth rates in 8-month arrivals from the US (+35.7 percent), the UK (+24.9 percent
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Retail sales down by 4 pct in August for third straight fall
EconomyMacroeconomy(-4.7 percent). On the flipside, a strong double digit rebound was posted by clothing and footwear... disposable income by more than 32 percent driven by a sharp rise in unemployment, a series of wage
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On the road to realpolitik with Alexis Tsipras at the wheel
Agoraof an eye. SYRIZA has traditionally had a strong pro-Palestinian stance and it was expected several... not yet taken place. Instead, the Greek government has begun to use “Palestine” rather than “Palestinian
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Turnover in tourism sector increases by 9.9 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomystrong double-digit growth rates from the US (+35.3 percent), Germany (+17.8 percent) and the UK (+17.5... in 2014. The stronger than expected tourism performance contributed to the milder recession this year
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Pension reform brings painful overhaul in social security contributions for self-employed
Economy35 years old with less than 5 insured years. In OAEE there are 14 insurance grades with the annual... the strong opposition raised by all self-employed federations, Katrougalos formed a committee
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Wide range of exacting issues lie ahead for Greece in first bailout review
EconomyProgrammeand lower pension replacement rates for new pensions, creating strong objections from a large number... billion euros for 2016, with more than half stemming from revenue interventions. Although budget tax
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Economic sentiment improves 4 pts in Jan but consumer confidence worsens 2.8 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the first time in power. However, it fell sharply by more than 34 points until August 2015... reading since April 2015. The construction indicator also showed a strong rise of 11.2 points to -37.9
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Building activity rebounds 7.2 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomyrespectively, while that in the Attica region and Central Greece nosedived by more than 44 percent each... confidence indicator released by the European Commission displayed a strong rise of 11.2 points
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PASOK leader seeks alliances to improve party's footing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs) to try to merge with that of Potami (11MPs) to create a 27-seat strong presence in the House... influence through alliances built out of necessity rather than trying to forge a new path for her party
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