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Athens and lenders yet to agree on how to drop pension cuts without creating fiscal gap
EconomyMacroeconomyreaching 3.2 percent of GDP next year if the pension cuts are abandoned, rather than the 3.56..., raising the probability of the matter being settled at the Eurogroup in early December rather than next
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Part-time work and low earnings overlie crisis-pounded labour market
Societyto be unemployed than men, while youth unemployment remains rampant. The majority of new jobs being created are either part-time positions or flexible types of work rather than full-time employment
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Religion plays strong role in identity, beliefs of Greeks, international survey suggests
SocietyEurope were noticeably less accepting of minority groups than elsewhere in Europe, and also had more... their country than western Europeans. Around 74 percent of Greeks said that it was very or somewhat important
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Preparing for a new normal in German politics
Agorathan not to their chagrin and at times with high political costs (see, for example, the experiences... on the policy issues that matter was in the common interest. Nowhere is this better illustrated than
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Tsipras pushes for revision of constitution, hoping to score political points
PoliticsGreek Politicsand allowing voters, rather than MPs, to elect the Greek president. During his speech on Tuesday, Tsipras addressed both issues but adopted a less absolute position than his party has done in the past
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Human Rights Commissioner calls for improvements to battered healthcare system
Societythan half between 2009 to 2015. Treatment services, diagnostics, and disease prevention programmes... and by more than half in 2011-2012. Further measures led to the closure of specialised clinics
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Coalition optimistic about pension cuts deal as it readies reduction to contributions
PoliticsGreek Politicseven more than the roughly 750 million euros of positive measures pledged by Tsipras. The newspaper suggests that the figure may even reach more than 1 billion euros, without giving further details
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Getting to the church on time
Agorause of property rather than from the beleaguered Greek taxpayer’s pockets. Even using the vacated... long-term plan about how to address deficiencies in the delivery of public services rather than
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Tsipras talks up 'positive' measures but polls show little impact so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has paid out more than 750,000 main, supplementary and lump-sum pensions since coming to power... clearly feels that he now has something tangible to show voters rather than the theoretical benefits
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A European intelligence school led by Greece and Cyprus?
Agorathan “sharing of "operational" information - intelligence on specific threats by specific actors... more important than institutions for intelligence sharing.” Beyond these doubts about the project
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