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Households unable to provide proper daily meal to children increases in 2012
SocietyIn 2012, just over one in five (22.3 percent) parents or guardians living in poor households... of households (poor and non-poor) unable to provide their children daily with one proper meal a day... like their children’s birthdays or name days were beyond the means of almost one in three (31 percent
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Opposition parties' stance on president provides gov't with little hope so far
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA, the one-time coalition partner decided late on Wednesday that it would not make such a move... in the first round next Wednesday proves disappointing. One of the reasons that a left-leaning candidate... such an intention. In fact, one – Pavlos Haikalis – has said he will not vote for Dimas. This currently
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Newsletter 8 - 19/12/2014
calm for now Situation may change if general election follows December 29 vote One of the key concerns... identifying someone who had been one of its own a few years ago as a “committed European” and openly... that the media has been actively involved in sensationalising the claims of one side or the other without
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First signs from new Greek government point to awkward meetings with lenders
EconomyProgrammestake of 8.4 percent in OLP. COSCO was one of the 5 qualified bidders for next phase of the tender. Note that COSCO, one of the largest Chinese state-owned conglomerates, signed a 35-year concession... Minister Panos Skourletis stressed on Tuesday that one of the government’s imminent priorities
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Greece prepares set of proposals for bridging deal with eurozone
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOne day after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s presented his government’s policy programme... pillar is focussed on tackling the humanitarian crisis, which was one of the key SYRIZA policies... (estimated cost at 756 million). 2) Restoration of the 13th pension (Christmas bonus) - equal to one
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So far and yet so near for Greece and eurozone after second abortive Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he was prepared to sign but that this was later changed to one that was not acceptable... that Varoufakis said he was satisfied with. The debate over the various draft statements is in one sense..., which is one of the eurozone’s main concerns about the SYRIZA-led coalition. At the same time, Greece
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The numbers behind Greece's reform proposals
EconomyProgrammethat the effective (collectable) amount stands at 9 billion and the government aims to bring one-third... a loan haircut for those below the poverty line, while loan servicing will be downward adjusted to one.... Procurements In an interview with Kathimerini daily on Sunday, Mardas said that one of the government’s
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A closer look at planned laws for unpaid taxes and home foreclosures
EconomyMacroeconomyof total. Of this amount, the Finance Ministry aims to collect revenues of at least one-third or 3... and surcharges if the whole tax principle is paid in one instalment. This is to be gradually reduced... to the extension of foreclosures ban, which was one of SYRIZA’s priorities, the legal framework (law 4224/2013
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Greece prepares reforms list, eyes solution to liquidity shortage
EconomyProgrammea best-case scenario the government aims for the next Eurogroup to decide the disbursement of one... and improvements in the collection mechanism. One of the issues the government has committed so far... percent reduction is applied on these VAT rates in the Aegean islands. Privatisations One
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The faces change, the issues remain the same
Agorajoy to the news on Monday that one inexperienced economics professor is replacing another... decorum to describe what happened behind closed doors” after the meeting. One unnamed official said... the outcome of the talks. One thing is certain: It won’t be a popularity contest. Nick Malkoutzis
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