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  1. Golden Dawn to compete in EP elections but its longer term future is unclear

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of Greek politics, comfortably gathering more than 12 percent of support in opinion polls. However... in Greece. With the unemployment rate set to remain at 20+ percent for several years to come, Greek politics going through a slow transition and institutions yet to revamped the conditions will still

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  2. What kind of poll win does SYRIZA need to eye snap elections?
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . SYRIZA alone calling for elections is not enough to change the dynamic of Greek politics but a sizeable... the EU average, this is considered very low for Greek standards. In comparison, participation in the 2009... this, then conditions will be ripe for the opposition party to call for snap elections. SYRIZA

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  3. Percentage of Greeks at risk of poverty or social exclusion edges up to 35.7
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    Society

    showed the Greek rate of 35.7 percent is by far the highest among eurozone countries and the second... members were at risk of poverty in 2013. The Greek rate remains for the second straight year...The 2013 survey on income and living conditions in Greece released by the Hellenic Statistical

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  4. S&P puts Greece on watch for downgrade after sizing up new coalition

    Economy

    Following Moody’s report on Monday noting that Greek elections’ outcome is credit negative, S&P... Greek government are incompatible with the policy framework that has been previously agreed... a consensus on the terms and conditions of additional funding, particularly in view of the strong incentives

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  5. Building activity suffers larger drop of 30.9 pct in November

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    regions posted a double digit decline. During the Greek crisis, building permits plummeted 75 percent... in the ECB comprehensive assessment for Greek banks, also point a drop of 3.7 percent in 2015 and 1.2... is mainly attributed to oversupply coupled with lack of demand, tight credit conditions and significant

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  6. General gov't primary surplus shrinks to 419 mln in January

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (ELA) bank guarantees. Both movements reflect the tight liquidity conditions of Greek banks...The Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed the surplus shrinking to 419 million euros in January 2015, much lower than the 1.88 billion euros posted in January 2014, according

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  7. Building activity declines at slower rate of 6.4 pct in Dec

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of the Greek crisis, building permits plunged by almost 80 percent to 13,383 in 2014 from 65,474... percent in 2012. In the ECB comprehensive assessment for Greek banks, the official forecasts see a further... conditions and significant increase in the tax burden on real estate property. Housing loans, which are also

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  8. Greece: The moment of truth is inexorably approaching

    Agora

    The Greek government faces a dire financial situation in the coming weeks, especially as lenders are unlikely to relent on the conditions of last month’s loan extension. In fact, Tsipras’ insistence... of the eurozone (the Greek public is still largely pro-euro), and the government would implode well before any

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  9. Drop in building permits accelerates to 7.1 pct in Jan

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The drop in Greek building permits slightly accelerated to 7.1 percent in January from 6.4 percent.... In the ECB comprehensive assessment for Greek banks conducted last October, the official forecasts were..., banks’ restrained liquidity conditions and significant rise in the tax burden on real estate

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  10. General gov't cash surplus sees large contraction in Jan-Feb, arrears edge up

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and reflect: a) The tight liquidity conditions of Greek banks with extended outflows of 24.6 billion in the December-February period b) The lift of the waiver (by the ECB as of February 11) of Greek government

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