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  1. Air traffic blackout and trimming of university registers open new fronts for government
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and whose geography makes air travel essential, the incident appears more than just a technical failure... of more than 300,000 undergraduates from the registers of tertiary institutions. The Education Ministry... with 30 pct more funding than in 2019, when New Democracy came to power, and collaborations

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  2. Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead
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    Agora

    in order to unlock thorny issues in 2014. It must be said that looking at it from Cyprus it seems... in 2014 if the bank that holds more than 50 percent of loans and deposits is severely exposed to ELA obligations. Most analysts seem to be optimistic about Cyprus due to the better than expected 2013

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  3. Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
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    Agora

    . In the 2009 national elections, Golden Dawn gained less than 0.3 percent of the vote. In June 2012, 6.9... in the political system, this time on solid rather than ramshackle foundations. There can be no room... as there are unemployed people. Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias last week lamented the “tragic quality” of immigrants

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  4. No victory, just plenty of misery

    Agora

    commentators that end up resembling cheerleaders rather than sober judges of the events that have unfolded... of 24 billion and a total deficit of more than 36 billion. On top of this derailment of public... mean having to wipe out a 24-billion-euro deficit and balance the budget in one fell swoop rather than

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  5. Data for May shows Greek PMI in growth territory for second straight month

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in expansion territory. New order growth led production to higher levels for the seventh consecutive month... in production levels in May was slightly lower than that in April, but it remained solid, according... levels was slightly higher than that of inflows of new orders partly reflecting the continued progress

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  6. Newsletter 3 - 14/11/2014

    Newsletters

    for progress in order to move to the final phase of the current review. The government is letting... landing at 1.24 million. The number of employed stood at 3.55 million, 15,700 lower than in July. Youth... in 2013 and this year. In 2013 more than 17.5 million tourists visited Greece, numbers not seen

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  7. New Greek cabinet a mixed bag, prompting hope and concern
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    should be to reduce annual interest payments to less than 2.5 percent from the current 4.3 percent rather than a reduction in the principal. Stathakis's department will also be responsible for two key... the coalition environment to take over the Public Order (or Citizen's Protection) Ministry. Tsipras

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  8. The alternative of (tax-based) capital controls for Greece
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    Agora

    . Capital controls would be less costly for Greece than Grexit. Moreover, capital controls would... leverage in the negotiations than they appear to think. Unless they were willing to put the Grexit option... greater cost for Greece than capital controls, it would be unlikely for Greece to go through

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  9. Greece rides the ghost train
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    Agora

    on the ghost train than a roller coaster, producing moments of sheer panic punctuated by brief spells... in order to move forward with the bailout programme. Throughout this crisis (not only over the last few... is at a loss. The proposal contains more than 2.5 billion euros in fiscal measures over the next two years

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  10. Newsletter 45 - 02/10/2015

    Newsletters

    than 15 November”. Although current estimates point to a lower level of official sector participation than the already disbursed first bank-related tranche of 10 billion, it is clear... into the party to freshen it up. However, Tzitzikostas, who at 37 is 10 years younger than Mitsotakis

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