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  1. Sharper drop for retail sales in July points to lingering recession

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , beverages and tobacco, books and stationery and retail sale not in stores, the negative trend has... and volumes has broadly converged as of 2012 and almost fully aligned in 2013. Note that retail

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  2. A quarter-pounder democracy

    Agora

    institutions has not been strong enough in Greece. The crisis is beginning to change that and civil..., transparency and efficiency of Greece’s institutions has not improved in the meantime. Unless

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  3. Polls give New Democracy wafer-thin lead over SYRIZA

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Pavlos Fyssas. The arrest of the party’s leadership has not had a damaging effect on Golden Dawn’s... to the survey, more than 60 percent of those questioned said they believe SYRIZA has not surged ahead

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  4. Unemployment creeps up to 27.6 pct in July; little tourism boost evident
    en_GB Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of people that dropped out of the labour force has pushed the rate marginally higher. According to the data... with a rate of 31.1 percent compared to 25 percent for males. Youth unemployment has moderated to 55.1 percent

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  5. It remains a mystery
    Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]

    Agora

    to the WSJ’s report simply confirms how distorted the debate about Greece’s programme has been since... the path that was chosen for Greece - and has left the economy in ruins - on grounds of wider eurozone

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  6. From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
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    Society

    The City of Athens has conducted the first ever survey of people using its welfare services, including soup kitchens, and the findings of its report provide further cause for concern about the social... a range of welfare services for around 20,000 people a day. All this on a budget that has been cut

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  7. Rare moment of unity as MPs agree to stop Golden Dawn’s state funding
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is one of the few times since the Greek crisis began that SYRIZA has voted with the government... giving taxpayers’ money to members of a party that has been singled out as a Neo-Nazi gang. Given

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  8. Words will always hurt

    Agora

    or even worse, bare-faced lies. The crisis has given rise to all kinds of allegations... into the political arena, like hand grenades from a foxhole. The leftist party has repeatedly used

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  9. A summit of little substance

    Agora

    and e-procurement); and improvements in ICT skills. Although the NSA spy scandal has shaken trust..., remind Member States to implement what has already been agreed, and pledge to come back to some

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  10. Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
    en_GB Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]

    Agora

    disposable. Forget about the fact that since 2009 the number of civil servants has been falling... is to draw attention from the wider failings of those who held power. There has been no attempt

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