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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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Greek university system out of sync with economic reality, study finds
SocietyA major study has found that Greece’s higher education system is still not focusing on degrees... university system has not adapted to the new reality of the post-crisis job market, continuing to churn out... sector in Greece has all but collapsed. Over half (53 percent) of graduates from Greek universities
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Moody's upgrades Greek rating to 'Caa2', changes outlook to positive
Economymeasures and considers that the progress made so far illustrates how the risk of Grexit has diminished... economy has definitely turned the corner, positive GDP growth is expected in 2017 after three years...’ legislation has been achieved reducing political risks. Successful conclusion of the programme would
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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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PASOK launches attempt to form alliance that would rival SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Fofi Gennimata has initiated a process aimed at creating a new centre-left alliance..., he has been suffering from serious health problems, but it is not clear if he will receive... to challenge Gennimata, who has failed to convince some within the party that she can offer anything
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Some optimism for Cyprus talks but complex issues remain
PoliticsForeign Policybehind closed doors has not yet been leaked or published. Much is being said and negotiated... of negotiations has all the necessary tools to provide a reliable political framework that could form the spine... beyond the political framework and get lost in the details, as has happened many times in the past.
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Athens hopes for sub-tranche this week, ND keeps up pressure on Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicsto approve the Supplemental Memorandum of Understanding but noted that Athens still has to satisfy its... has been resolved and that two ministerial decisions relating to the engineering profession and the out-of-court mechanism are pending. He claimed that the IMF has not asked for confirmation right now
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Blame game follows collapse of Cyprus reunification talks
PoliticsForeign Policyhas taken place so far. Anastasiades criticism President Nicos Anastasiades has come under criticism... not put his name to this position, even when Guterres has asked him to do so, Greek sources said
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Survey reveals opinions around Greek shipping cluster's potential
EconomyFeaturesGreece has the potential to develop into one of the world’s major shipping hubs over the next few... with over 5,272 vessels and generates around 6.5 percent of the country’s GDP and has a substantial... maritime capitals of the world will be located in Europe”. It elaborates that while Greece has
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Proportion of Greeks willing to emigrate for work triples in two years
SocietyA survey by Adecco has revealed that as many as one in three Greeks are looking for job... for. It revealed that since 2015, the percentage of people looking for work abroad has tripled from 11 percent... at least once, a percentage which has been rising for the last two years. According to the survey
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