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  1. Opposition intensifies calls for political scalp over failure to avert deadly hooligan clash

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of public order resulting in a general sense of insecurity among the public. Reports leaked to the media... end may not have read them at all, and the units sent to monitor the troublemakers in Athens were.... The incident, however, has shaken the law-and-order narrative which is at the core of New Democracy

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  2. SYRIZA rebels unveil new group as Kasselakis talks up EP vote prospects
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    spoke about the lawmakers forming their own group in order to retain their “dignity”. The new group... and does not subscribe to any kind of political ideology at all. Haritsis said the new SYRIZA... and broad-minded, which speaks with honesty and clarity.” Tall order The new group will attract attention

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  3. EPPO raises stakes over judicial independence question as new political entrants build cases
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    party are all seeking to capture different forms of anger and disillusionment with the status quo.... It also forces the new parties to articulate what kind of institutional order they want instead... and protection, but does not fundamentally challenge the economic order. Its anti‑systemic edge

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  4. Industrial production continues decline with 7.2 pct drop in August

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    that except for April and June, all monthly readings so far in 2013 exhibit a single digit drop of between 4.5 and 7.7 percent. The negative performance in August reflects a decline among all key industrial... sectors that are survive the crisis and showing double digit growth include tobacco products (+29.8

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  5. Jobs, hundreds of thousands of jobs
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    Agora

    . Or, as was the case in all European countries over the last five years, the shock might be so severe... is on the rise, it is overly optimistic to assume that a mature industry as such will essentially double its... and sustainable economic growth. Greece at this point is seriously suffering on all three accounts

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  6. Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
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    Agora

    but the authorities, especially the system’s founder – Cavallo, were determined to keep it alive at all... be used for a debt restructuring which all players had understood by that point could.... By the end of 2002 just under 60 percent of Argentineans lived below the poverty line, almost double

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  7. Standoff over civil servants in Greece bears hallmarks of pre-election clash
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    A showdown that bears all the hallmarks of a pre-election clash is brewing between the government... civil servants have been sacked after being found guilty of crimes. This is more than double... the government’s attempt to pinpoint all the civil servants who had their fixed-term contracts

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  8. Accommodation and food services index up 7.6 pct in Q3
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    euros for 2014. Although all current indications point to another strong performance in 2015, the recent government proposal to double the hotel VAT rate to 13 percent, aligning..., whilst the negative effects will only be temporary. The ministry also stressed that all other measures

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  9. Greek digital economy lagging due to weak demand, lack of skills

    Society

    they are regular internet users, while 33% have never used the web, the latter figure almost double the EU... among all EU countries. “Greece needs to address its severe digital skills gap, as insufficient levels... voice or video calls (45%) or through social networks (64%). For all of these activities, engagement

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  10. A closer look at Greece's revised proposals to lenders

    EconomyProgramme

    and water. All the remaining products and services will be covered by the high VAT rate of 23 percent. 2) A special tax of 12 percent on all corporates with profits above 1 million euros payable..., the “parametric” proposals include double-digit revenues are expected from road worthiness tests

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