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Ex-minister's jailing a boost for faltering sense of justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Defence Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was jailed for 20 years on Monday after being found guilty of money laundering. Although the ex-PASOK veteran will serve only a fraction of this sentence, his conviction is notable moment in Greek politics as...
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Newsletter 36 - 24/07/2015
and liabilities, and 4) bailing-in creditors by cancelling or reducing the liabilities of the failing... economics and sensible politics can cohabit within the euro area. Failing to bring this two elements
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeatures20,000 and 70-80,000 euros. Any attempt to define the target group explicitly is like nailing jelly
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IMF sees eurozone debt relief pledges failing to deliver sustainability
EconomyProgrammeFollowing the executive board meeting on July 20 that approved in principle the precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Greece, the International Monetary Fund published its updated Debt Sustainability Analysis, which includes the relief measures t...
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Greece’s unstable and confusing tax system failing to deliver results
EconomyMacroeconomyA report by the diaNeOsis research and policy institute has painted a troubling picture of Greece’s taxation system as the country nears it programme exit. The results show disproportionately high levels of tax compared to falling incomes, ongoing tax e...
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Tsipras wins vote on 3rd bailout but loses more MPs, raising probability of snap polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe third bailout passed through Greek Parliament comfortably on Friday morning but a growing rebellion from SYRIZA MPs left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a less than comfortable position. Following a lengthy debate, which was marked by parliamentary...
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Political world unites behind victims of sex abuse, but remains divided over policing proposals
PoliticsGreek Politicsas Greece’s #MeToo moment, the high-profile public support for Olympic sailing gold-medallist Sophia... in a magazine interview with a description of an incident in which a senior official in the sailing... at an international event. While the initial response was muted, with the Hellenic Sailing Federation
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Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
PoliticsGreek Politicscases and hospitalisations as a hopeful sign, while hailing progress on the vaccination progress... a similar message, claiming the national vaccination programme has been exceeding its targets, hailing
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsand claimed that her mailing list had been compiled over a number of years, based on contact with diaspora
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Violent clashes at Thessaloniki school turn focus on neo-Nazi youth recruitment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsClashes in and around a vocational high school in Thessaloniki resulted in injuries and arrests, while raising fears about the resurgence of neo-Nazi groups a year after the leaders of Golden Dawn... the jailing of Golden Dawn’s national leadership. While some of the former Golden Dawn MPs continue
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