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Greek teenagers' behaviour charted
Society, singing and writing, were more common among girls than boys. Conversely, boys generally engaged... in Greece were twice as likely (35 percent) to say they have had sex than girls (17.3 percent). Over time... that concerned them than with other people. Mobile phones and the internet are a common communication tool
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Changes to energy subsidies aimed at winning over middle class
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat rely on electricity, rather than oil or gas, for their heating during the winter. The new..., halve the bills compared to their current levels, but would still be 30 pct higher than before
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Has SYRIZA's moment gone?
Agorafund to sell its shares in lenders for less than Greek taxpayers paid for them - it overshadowed... motion to Parliament last November - when little was at stake - rather than in June 2013, when... to their nationalist agenda rather than the national interest, the leftists called for the resignation
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Greece stuck in the long tunnel of political transition
Agoraalliance took just over 8 percent of the vote. It was slightly more than expected but PASOK still attracted about 300,000 voters fewer than it did in the national elections of June 2012. This, along... about SYRIZA dragging Greece back to the dark ages rather than about the government pulling the country
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Newsletter 11 - 16/01/2015
surplus is now seen at 1.5 percent of GDP, in line with the EAP target, yet slightly lower than... than its target and Public Investment Budget balance was 216 million lower than expected. At 1.93 billion euros, the 2014 primary surplus is some 3 billion less than expected. Deflation continues
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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
marked a watershed in this respect as it was the first time that a party other than New Democracy... united rather than launching the conservatives forward into a new era. His everyman qualities have been... but pushing PASOK on from this low point will require more drive and vision than has been on view during
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Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016
, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem suggested that the review would take months, rather than weeks. He also... loans linked to primary residences. Rather than rely on a series of cuts, which is the approach... rather than implement the measures being demanded by the troika. As it became apparent that Samaras
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Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016
. The government strongly insists on increasing revenues rather than cutting costs (i.e. pensions... as favouring “neoliberal” positions that are even more drastic than those of the institutions... of 30.1 percent but better than the 1.3 percent increase in 2013. Last year's increase was considerably
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Newsletter 75 - 27/05/2016
of no more than 1.5 percent of GDP, compared to the 3.5 percent envisaged in the third eurozone bailout... a high of 220.43 billion at the end of December and currently make up more than 68 percent of central... pretty simple: look no further than German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Even when it appeared
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Potential changes to constitution and electoral law move onto main agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the government’s ideas on the constitutional review rather than the adjustment programme, which... has discussed publicly is for the Greek president to be elected by voters rather than Parliament... more than six MPs. He said he is also looking at allowing Greeks to vote from the age of 17, rather
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