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  1. Greek jobless rate eases for fourth straight month but still at 26.7 pct
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    Economy

    . For all other age groups the unemployment rate has more than tripled over the past 5 years... percent and for 55-64 at 18.2. Excluding the latter, unemployment for the other age groups slowed MoM

    8%
  2. Are things looking up for Greece's privatisation programme?

    Economy

    investment groups have qualified for the second phase of the tender process for the sale of a 67 percent... indicated that eight investment groups submitted expressions of interest for the sale of a 67 percent

    8%
  3. Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Samaras and Deputy Premier Evangelos Venizelos to reconnect with their parties’ parliamentary groups... will continue to be impervious to criticism from unions and professional groups. There was also a return

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  4. Industrial Production Index in negative territory for the year, at -2.2 pct in April

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in the corresponding period last year. Unlike April, the 4-month figure indicated all industrial groups retreated... of specific industrial groups indicated a rather mixed performance. Computers, electronic and optical

    8%
  5. Greek jobless rate remains stuck at 27.3 pct for third month
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    Economy

    on the April 2013 figure of 24.9 percent. Starting from a lower base, the other age groups showed a much... at 17.3. The headline figure in three of the four groups is higher YoY. Unemployment in the areas

    8%
  6. 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...-DEI), whose interests were far narrower than those represented by the groups opposing coastal

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  7. Unemployment at 27.2 pct in May, hardly changed from previous months

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The next two age groups (25-34 years old and 35-44) also showed a YoY slowdown in unemployment. The former.... In contrast, unemployment in the other two age groups (45-54 and 55-64) continued heading north

    8%
  8. Greek unemployment rate hovers at 27 pct in June
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    2009. The next two age groups (25-34 years old and 35-44) recorded a YoY decrease up to 0.9 pp..., the unemployment rate in the other two age groups (45-54 and 55-64) retained an upward trend for the fifth

    8%
  9. Education dispute opens up new front for coalition at sensitive time

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of sending children to study in other cities. But student groups and representatives of rural... university grounds was opposed by some student groups and the union representing administrative workers

    8%
  10. Uncertainty feeding tension within SYRIZA as well as Greek government
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    into a centre-left alliance with other smaller groups under the name of Democratic Alignment, similar... differences between these groups about how to take Greece forward. If such disputes come out

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