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PMI crashed to 29.5 points in April during sharpest ever decline
EconomyMacroeconomyto the latest data from Markit PMI. The headline figure is the worst on record since Markit began its... began in May 1999. New export orders fell sharply due to cancellations and postponements in key... at the sharpest pace since the series began in November 2002. The sharp job creation seen at the start
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agorahealthcare system thanks to a two-month strict lockdown, which authorities began to lift in early May... wrong? Signs that something was amiss appeared early, even before the lockdown began to be eased... in squares began to crop up in the days before bars were allowed to open, largely attended by young people
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Opposition politicians express concern as Greek air defence is deployed in Iran war
PoliticsGreek Politicsoperational engagement of its kind since hostilities began. A Greek defence ministry official told... and Israeli strikes on Iran began. A second Patriot system was rushed to the island of Karpathos to close.... Athens feels that the developments seen since Israel and the US began bombing Iran almost three
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Golden Dawn murders generate new test for Greek democracy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek democracy has been under pressure since the country’s economy and political system began to unravel in 2010 but the strain will only increase after the murder of two Golden Dawn members outside... of Golden Dawn when allegations about the latter’s criminal activity began to be made public and its
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Despite pledges, Greeks uncertain and feel recovery will take years
Societyof better days ahead many times since the crisis began and seems to be largely unconvinced that its... to the public sector since the crisis began. Just 26 percent of respondents said they feel
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How Samaras backed himself and Greece into a corner over bailout exit
Agorain May. The unravelling began on June 9 with the cabinet reshuffle. Samaras’s decision to pack.... This was the moment that Samaras and his coalition partner, PASOK’s Evangelos Venizelos, began to lose the trust
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How Greek banks were left on the brink
Agorathat began last December and the uncertainty that prevailed over the last few months regarding... time, lenders’ fundamentals began deteriorating again. Banks’ market value at last year’s issue
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Tsipras seeks fair exchange with EU over migrant crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the EU began its relocation programme. It will initially be for 40,000 people, which is well short... into a political problem for his government. For instance, authorities recently began bussing migrants
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
in at the moment. What was seen as one of the best-attended rallies since the crisis began undoubtedly adds... to official numbers. Although the European refugee and migration crisis began in 2013, Greece became
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Greek media often sensationalised coverage of refugee crisis, study argues
Societyreflected the human cost of the refugee crisis. The media began to focus more on the solidarity movement... and the country overall.” The public began viewing refugees as a threat to their way of life
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