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  1. Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?

    Society

    the political blame game is the sense that a new migration crisis may be brewing, and that Greece is ill.... Results cannot be expected overnight, but may be possible to produce over a longer time frame... courts, while it may also be open to challenge based on EU and international legal principles

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  2. Speculation over polls heats up as parties battle over cost-of-living measures
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    by the fact that at least two rounds of polls may be required to decide the next government... could be set for late March/early April, allowing time for a second round in May. A second scenario would see the first round in mid-May and the second in June. This is considered less likely because

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  3. Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    would have hoped. Every major opinion poll published since the May 25 vote has indicated that seven... a point down on its May 25 result, SYRIZA 19.2 pct, almost one point down, and PASOK 11.1 pct, again... pct it received in May to clinch 3.3 pct on June 25. If these results materialise, New Democracy

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  4. Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker

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  5. To Potami's rise and Golden Dawn's strife shake things up for May vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Just as it looked as if May’s European Parliament elections would be an antagonistic but relatively... to be reckoned with in the May 25 vote. Kapa poll - EP elex in Attica: SYRIZA 20.1, ND 17.6, G Dawn 7.2... to a poorer showing the May vote than many had expected until recently. That the appearance

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  6. SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    party has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have... Sabiha Suleiman, a local Roma activist, as a candidate for the May 25 European Parliament elections... in Thrace. This is not the first time during the build-up to the May campaigns that SYRIZA has found

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  7. Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The government was forced to withdraw the coastal bill in May after environmental groups and voters voiced... overhauled sufficiently as a number of government MPs expressed their objections to the bill in May. More... important for SYRIZA to build its supporter base. While SYRIZA may have claimed a moral victory in the case

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  8. Retail sales fell by 1.7 percent in June, after a short-lived rise in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    After a short-lived rise by 2.4 percent in May, the turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell... percent in May. The segmental breakdown of June retail sales showed high volatility among the various... significantly fell by 11.9 percent MoM, also reflecting the interim sales period in the first ten days of May

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  9. Tsipras upbeat after vote, Eurogroup but deal details may still present problems
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , but the coalition is hoping to pass the relevant legislation before the May 24 Eurogroup. A busy... that some of the lenders may push for specific measures to be agreed now and remain on standby for implementation when – or if – needed. This may severely test the government’s cohesion as it would mean

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  10. General government primary cash surplus widens to 2.5 bln by May, arrears resume upward trend

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (including tax refund arrears) resumed an upward trend in May after staying almost flat in April. In particular, they jumped by 327 million euros month on month (MoM) to 7.03 billion at the end of May from... by 4.22 billion to 84.81 billion at the end of May. The monthly movement largely reflects a drop in bank

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