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  1. Shortcomings in healthcare seen at forefront of austerity impact in Greece
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    Society

    Healthcare has become one of the key issues in the Greek crisis: Not only is it a source of political friction but it also provides one of the clearest indications of the impact spending cuts have had. In 2011, Greece spent 11.6 percent of its budget on healthcare, compared to an OECD average

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  2. Greece, the troika and banks' capital needs: A step-by-step guide
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    EconomyProgramme

    calculation or methodology than the one used by the BoG could easily result in a figure close of higher... needs. This takes us to the most important issue, and the one that has confused the investment

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  3. Unemployment closes 2013 with new high of 27.5 pct in last quarter

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    than one percentage point to 26 percent in 2014 and further to 24 percent in 2015 and 21 percent... unemployment estimate consisted one of the key assumptions of the baseline scenario for Bank of Greece

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  4. To Potami's rise and Golden Dawn's strife shake things up for May vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    so far came on Saturday when one of its lawmakers, Chrysovalantis Alexopoulos, said he was quitting... of To Potami and Golden Dawn’s strife should happen at the same time is a coincidence but one that means

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  5. Is the Greek coalition about to cry over fresh milk?
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the government’s already strained cohesion. One coalition MP after another has been saying since last week..., including a new framework for bank recapitalisation, into one of three articles that will make up

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  6. Greek coalition reaches milestones but PASOK looking increasingly weary

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    support the omnibus bill. One, New Democracy’s Nikitas Kaklamanis, was ousted from his party... only one MEP. Such a poor performance may lead to Venizelos’s leadership coming under threat or split

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  7. Another big drop for building activity, which fell by 35.3 pct in January
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    activity sector has been one of the most prominent in the Greek economy during the crisis. The number... in the past two years, with latest figure at 3.3 percent in February. One of the reasons for the negative

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  8. Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?

    Economy

    is just one paving stone in this process. It signifies an end to one part of the crisis, which saw

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  9. Has SYRIZA's moment gone?
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    Agora

    not having a mature debate about its euro membership but trying to get one going less than two months... will get one. By eking out a victory it will simply draw attention to the absence of enough Greeks

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  10. In Spain, the best generation is in danger of becoming the lost generation
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    Agora

    in Spain but not now. Laura, 25 and unemployed for one year, voices her pessimism about her future... was “as depressing as the one [she] left behind a year earlier.” “Many of my former classmates at University, who

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