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If Golden Dawn MPs quit Parliament, would Greece go to elections? It's complicated
PoliticsGreek Politicssupporters 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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Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 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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Greece trying to lay 'phantom' pensions to rest
Societythe 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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Scars for coalition, questions for SYRIZA after confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the coalition, which has seen 10 lawmakers leave its ranks since the June 2012 elections. Tzakri... embarrassment for PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos. His party has now lost six MPs since the elections. Given... minister. SYRIZA has said it will ask for a parliamentary investigation into the agreement
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Greeks not self-inflicting HIV but new cases have been rising markedly
Societycases,” 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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Percentage of people in Greece at risk of poverty rises, tops EU list
Societyis considered to be 5,708 euros per person or 11,986 euros for each household that has two adults... be living at risk of poverty. It is worth noting, though, that social spending has been cut considerably..., Greece has the fourth highest percentage in the EU, behind Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania. When only
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Move to unite centre left takes next step but potential in doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor this fragmented section of Greek politics to pull together. The initial signs are mixed. PASOK has given its... because it is averse to a Venizelos-led PASOK, has refused to give its nod of consent. One Democratic... with society. The Greek “Olive Tree” is due to hold its founding congress in February and certainly has
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s coalition has two more hurdles to clear before it stumbles over the finishing line..., the government has since tweaked the contents of the bill and is unlikely to see its slim, four-seat majority... the course of the year and given that the latest tranche has been secured, it would be a surprise to see any
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Despite pledges, Greeks uncertain and feel recovery will take years
Societythis year, the first increase in national output since 2008. The Greek public, though, has heard promises... that the state functions better than it did five years ago, whereas 43 percent believe its performance has worsened. For 29 percent there has been no change at all. Finally, to end with some psychoanalysis, how
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One in two Greek households rely on pensions to make ends meet
Society, has also suffered. About a third of households (34.8 percent) said that they are behind.... The survey indicated that the income of only 5 percent of households has not been affected during the crisis, while the average Greek family has seen its earnings drop by almost 40 percent between 2010
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