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  1. Poverty rate jumped by over 40 pct during crisis, more than anywhere in EU
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    Society

    Greece saw its rate of poverty increase by more than 40 percent during the economic crisis, the highest jump in any EU state, according to a new German study that measures poverty in a “multidimensional” way, considering education, gainful employment, housing and housing environment and health

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  2. In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    also saw their support decline from 16.5 to 15.5 percent. The opinion poll contains other data

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  3. The scenarios ahead for Greece as review hangs in balance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to the economic stagnation Greece saw in 2016, continuing in 2017 and carrying into 2018. This will mean

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  4. From MoU exit to Grexit: Where next for Greece?
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    Agora

    , this delay will lead to the economic stagnation Greece saw in 2016 continuing in 2017 and carrying over

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  5. Progress seen in Brussels talks but no deal in sight yet
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Reports suggested that there was a positive mood at both meetings and that the leaders saw eye

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  6. Since 2010, declared income has plummeted but tax due has risen
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    EconomyFeatures

    (65.9 percent) in 2010. On the flipside, taxpayers with commercial activity saw their share of total

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  7. Stocks record losses of 1.8 pct during week, amid light trading volumes

    Economy

    The Greek equity market traded mostly in negative territory this week with very soft trading volumes, dropping by 1.8 percent and ending a 3-week rally that saw cumulative gains of 7.5 percent. Investors preferred to stay on the sidelines, taking part of their profits ahead of the crucial meetings

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  8. Rising tension in Western Balkans add to diplomatic concerns
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Rising tension in the Western Balkans and Turkey's continuing policy of provoking tensions with Greece are uppermost in Athens’s foreign policy agenda at the moment. Thursday’s dramatic events, which saw hundreds of VMRO-DPMNE supporters storm the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM

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  9. The reflection in Golden Dawn's mirror
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    Agora

    but a reflection of the country’s failed politics. What we saw in the mirror this week was a particularly

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  10. The wit and will of men
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    Agora

    to be put on hold. Athens saw these two developments as vital to its ultimate goal of lowering

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