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Elections results present fresh challenges for SYRIZA and New Democracy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMacedonia. It was also absent from Greece’s biggest cities, failing to elect a mayor in Athens
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Election results in Greece lift uncertainty, for now
Agoraa thorn. Moreover, it is worrying that political parties are failing to adjust to a changing electorate
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In the absence of light, darkness grows
Agorathat the problem exists? By failing to cast a light, they are allowing darkness to grow. This is how we
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Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics2.5 million Greeks are failing to pay their taxes, with 4.3 billion euros of new debts being created
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DIMAR imploding and leaving gap in Greek center left
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGrigoris Psarianos was ousted after failing to sign DIMAR's proposal for a referendum on the part
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Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter failing in its bid to force Parliament to vote on whether to hold a referendum on the part-privatisation of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) earlier this month, SYRIZA now intends to confront the coalition over legislation aiming to make it easier to develop Greece’s coastline
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The tarnished legacy that will haunt the Athens Olympics
AgoraThe Olympic Games only come around every four years but for enthusiasts there is at least an annual pastime to keep them busy: Each summer, like clockwork, photographs of disused Athens 2004 venues are published and articles assess those Olympics’ failing legacy. Those pictures of weeds growing
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Samaras plots early bailout exit, plays down debt relief as Merkel remains tight-lipped
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot fall in March. Failing that, the early exit from the bailout agreements would be one
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Coalition wins confidence vote but gets little encouragement for presidential ballot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition sailed through Friday night's confidence vote, gaining the support of all of its 155 MPs, but failing to attract any others to its camp, with only two lawmakers voting "present" and 131 against the government. The party leader's speeches were broadly along the expected lines
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Optimism and obstacles in Spain
Agorais failing to revive inflation (0.1 percent in August), credit (without changes in the last quarter
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