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Church, democracy and the evil eye: survey reveals Greeks' beliefs
SocietyA Pew Research Centre survey looking into the religious beliefs of Eastern Europeans has painted a detailed picture of the role and influence the Greek Orthodox Church has in the Greeks’ lives.... Abortion has been legal in Greece since 1984, but 45 percent of those surveyed said abortion should
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Athens goes over energy plans, eyes enhanced role
PoliticsForeign Policythe last 12 months, approximately 49 percent of TAP’s project route in Greece and Albania has been... through the diversification of sources and routes. The project design capacity has been upgraded... Yiannis Maniatis said he has come to the conclusion that, “The current government seems eager
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Office prices rebound 0.6 pct in 2016 for first time since 2010, retail space prices edge down 0.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyreading since H2 2013. Since the low of 70.9 in H2 2014, it has rebounded modestly by 1 percent... price index of 101.6 was recorded in H1 2010. Since then, the index has dipped by 29.8 percent... of 100.7 in H1 2010, the retail space rent index has plummeted by 38.3 percent. The rebound in H2 fully
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Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyhas prevailed in the Greek banking market. The loan balance has dropped by more than 25 percent amid... this 6-year period has been posted by consumer credit (-30.8 percent), followed by housing (-24.7
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Athens encouraged by terms for new round of Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyto conclude before the first week of July, as France’s Total has scheduled to begin on July 12 its search for hydrocarbons within the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone. This planned operation has prompted.... June is seen as the best possible month for a resolution. The international community has lost its
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Eurosystem funding drops by 2.2 bln in May, mostly on further decrease in ELA reliance
EconomyMacroeconomysector deposit flows”, BoG noted. Eurosystem funding has been reduced by 9.69 billion in the year-to-date... programme review, the Central Bank funding has been slashed by 38.79 billion with more than 62 percent of this decrease attributed to lower ELA funding. Furthermore, Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding has
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Greek media often sensationalised coverage of refugee crisis, study argues
SocietyA study by the Ethical Journalism Network has highlighted the conflicting approach of Greek media..., spurred on by religious leaders. The media, meanwhile, has failed to humanise refugees who are now... crisis has largely fallen off the agenda of the local media who have reverted to covering sensational
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Coalition defends deal with lenders, opposition exerts pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the country’s economy performs strongly. At the same time, the government has tried to kill off any... to the agreement in the local media has been largely unenthusiastic. The opposition parties, meanwhile... the lenders asked for. New Democracy has also asked for a parliamentary debate to be held
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Credit contraction slightly accelerates to 1 pct in May on deductions of 395 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyedging down to 24.25 billion. Since the beginning of 2011, credit contraction has prevailed in the Greek banking market. The loan balance has dropped by 25.4 percent amid continued deleveraging, with net deductions of more than 40 billion euros. The sharpest decrease over this six-year period has been
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Some relief for coalition but bold claims about programme exit a concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been created after Moody’s upgrade of Greece's credit rating . The first return to the markets... believe that a completely clean programme exit is possible and Tsipras has an unenviable record... that his government has managed to move the country forward. If he taps the market at a similar
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