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  1. Polls show Golden Dawn support dropping after murder, New Democracy profiting most

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    Democracy appearing to be the party that has profited most. An Alco survey for the Newsit website... said they’d back other parties. The poll also confirms that the government has aligned itself... are “not within the boundaries of democracy.” Almost seven in 10 said the group has a Nazi ideology

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  2. Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign

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    -terrorism matters, late on Wednesday. Over the last three years there has been speculation, mostly from foreign media, about a coup taking place in Greece but there has never been any convincing evidence... government last year. Defense spending has also been cut substantially. However, it is a big leap to go

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  3. If Golden Dawn MPs quit Parliament, would Greece go to elections? It's complicated

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    supporters has prompted speculation that the neofascist party might try to get even with the mainstream parties. It has been suggested that this could lead the party’s 18 MPs to resign en masse, creating confusion in Parliament and possibly trigger national elections. This version of events has been

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  4. What do Greeks fear most? The lack of justice

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    has made a surprising finding: Greeks fear the last of justice above all. According to the Kapa..., providing greater transparency, accountability and efficiency. It is an area that has received little attention over the last three years as the focus has fallen on getting public finances back on track.

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  5. Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions

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    and is threatening to cause a rift between the two parties within the coalition. SYRIZA has declared its intention... Venizelos, signed it in his capacity as Defence Minister at the time. Venizelos has been in SYRIZA’s... to give their approval. This means SYRIZA, which has 72 lawmakers, will need support from other

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  6. Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
    en_GB Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

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    Venizelos has mentioned many times over the last couple of years without going into any great detail... this document was needed. There are two main reasons for its existence. The first has to do with domestic.... The second reason the policy framework has been approved now is that it is a show of unity to Greece’s

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  7. Greece trying to lay 'phantom' pensions to rest
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

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    the government to correct these mistakes. The census process has been part of wider effort... to their nearest government office. Undoubtedly, the main benefits of conducting these censuses has been to stamp... has begun, although it promises to be a lengthy one due to the backlog of cases in Greek courts

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  8. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
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    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks... Evangelos Venizelos has no charges to answer in relation to allegations about his role in a 2010.... Greece still has low Internet penetration and broadband speeds so there is definitely room

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  9. With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    fulfilled. Nevertheless, since the budget has yet to be rubber stamped by the troika, the next critical... the gradual increase in tax compliance and we understand that the final figure has to be agreed... last visit to Athens: “Good progress has been made, but a few issues remain outstanding following

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  10. Greeks not self-inflicting HIV but new cases have been rising markedly

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    cases,” it said. As has been widely reported, though, the damage may have already been done. Many... AIDS cases) to 12,689 by the end of 2012. Source: KEELPNO The recent rise in HIV cases has mostly been... cases during the same period in 2012. There has also been a drop in the proportion of drug users among

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