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  1. New Democracy and SYRIZA neck and neck for EP vote but PASOK adrift
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for the lead but with PASOK struggling. As has been the case for several weeks, none of the regular surveys indicate that any party has been able to build an irreversible lead over the other. The apparent closeness of the race has led to the often fierce public exchanges between the New Democracy and SYRIZA

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  2. PASOK stakes coalition survival on voters’ fear of uncertainty
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -May 25 fallout, PASOK has gambled on Greeks’ uncertainty about the future by warning that a poor... Venizelos attempted on Tuesday to up the stakes for the May 25 poll. SYRIZA has already called... in the longer run. Faced with these consequences, Venizelos has decided to play on the stability vs

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    tranche of 1 billion euros as it has not yet completed its “prior actions.” Beyond the Finance Ministry... reshuffle) remained at the Administrative Reform Ministry, where he has the task of managing changes... in the Papademos government, will take over at the Health Ministry from Adonis Georgiadis. This has proved

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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