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High school pupils see answers to crisis in protest and emigration
SocietyLess than one percent of young Greeks believe that voting is a way to make their voice heard, according to a new survey that also suggests teenagers are feeling increasingly ignored by decision... to 77.8. Unsurprisingly, with youth unemployment at around 60 percent, the number one concern among
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Greece leads way in cutting spending on healthcare, finds OECD
Societyon pharmaceuticals. This is one of the areas where waste and corruption on Greece’s public healthcare... expenditure). “One example of the consequences is the dramatic rise in the number of new HIV cases
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Greeks not self-inflicting HIV but new cases have been rising markedly
SocietyThe claim seemed absurd from the start and the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday that it had made an error in one of its reports, which stated that half of new HIV infections... crisis and cuts in spending on healthcare. “One example of the consequences is the dramatic rise
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Stournaras in firing line for arguing Greeks can pay more taxes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTax is one of the most sensitive issues in Greece at the moment as result of four years of repeated hikes so it was no surprise that Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras’s insistence this week... times more than it did in 2009. One might also point to the fact that as a proportion of GDP, taxes
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Time running out for coalition to find formula on home foreclosures
PoliticsGreek Politicsaway at him for the next few days. It is one of several loose ends Greece has to tie up but may... of their homes in the middle of winter. This would undermine most governments, let alone one with just
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SYRIZA's left wing sticks to belief Greece should leave euro
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat his attempt to balance political realism with political radicalism and take his party from one... to the drachma could have unpredictable consequences. Tsipras is pushing in one direction, while some
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What do EBA tests reveal, or fail to highlight, about Greek banks?
Economyacross portfolios. In theory, one of the exercise targets was to make all these figures “fully... capital shortfall below the required levels, although one could conclude that Eurobank is adequately
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New data shows 6.2 pct of Greek labour force in gray area
EconomyMacroeconomyThree new indicators released on Monday by the Greek statistical authority, ELSTAT, paint an even grimmer picture of Greece's labour market than the one most experts had considered until now... Greece's labour market over the last four years. The lack of employment is undoubtedly one of the biggest
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On Portugal, PSI and a national salvation pact
Agoraa one-year/two-year precautionary line? Or a PSI included in a framework of a second bailout like.... The ECB has been incredibly accommodative already with Portugal, whether one looks at Portugal’s Target2
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Preparations for local elections expose SYRIZA weakness
PoliticsGreek Politics, controversial posts on his Facebook page came under the spotlight. In one he mocked the arrest..., during one of his shows also emerged. As SYRIZA reaches a crucial stage in its political evolution
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