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Between Scylla and Charybdis
AgoraHere we are again, just over five years of the anniversary of the country’s first programme and more than 210 billion euros of financing later, Greece is about to hold the referendum that machinations and backroom dealings averted back in 2011. Essentially, the moment Alexis Tsipras decided to call
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Tsipras wins referendum but sceptical lenders, limited time stand in way of deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsenough liquidity to last them for more than two days. This is probably one of the reasons that Tsipras
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Strengthened Tsipras shows willingness for deal with lenders after "No"
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat might not be substantially better than the one which was already on the table a couple of weeks ago
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Divided we fall?
Agoraand vanishing trust were annoying side effects of the programme rather than developments that fundamentally
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Who voted "No" in Sunday's referendum?
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat young Greeks voted against the Eurogroup’s proposals in far greater numbers than elderly citizens
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Income inequality in Greece remained high in 2013
SocietyThe share of the income of the wealthiest fifth in Greek society was 6.6 times higher than that of the poorest fifth in 2013, data published this week by the Hellenic Statistical Authority shows. The data shows that the income quintile share ratio, or S80/S20, of the total of equivalised disposable
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Consumer prices drop further by 2.2 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomy) and clothing and footwear (-3.6 percent). A drop higher than the headline figure was also recorded
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Tsipras's proposals to lenders come under SYRIZA scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsby more than 61 percent of voters in the recent referendum. In the Greek text accompanying
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Industrial production down by 4 pct in May after three successive rises
EconomyMacroeconomyrespectively more than offsetting a drop in mining and quarrying as well as in electricity production
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This is what the Eurogroup is proposing as a basis for a third Greek bailout
EconomyProgrammeFollowing the second part of the Eurogroup meeting on Sunday, a 4-page draft document was reportedly to presented the euro area leaders' summit that followed. It listed the commitments that Greece would have to make in order to be granted a third bailout that could reach more than 80 billion euros
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