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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
SocietyThe 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 impact of the crisis, particularly in the centre of the Greek capital. The municipality feeds about
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Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 27.3 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomyof employed by 9,780 thousands kept headline figure unchanged. Since the beginning of the Greek crisis
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Apartment prices down 9.2 pct in Q3 as lifting of foreclosure ban mulled
EconomyMacroeconomyApartment prices in the Greek market fell by 9.2 percent in Q3 at a slightly decelerating pace compared to Q2 performance (-11.8 percent), according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). At the same time the nosedive in the respective transactions remains unabated with their number retreating by 27.8
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Industrial turnover index falls 8 pct in September, new orders also down
EconomyMacroeconomymonths, indicating that the industrial sector is still sending recessionary signals for the Greek
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economy- one of the key concerns on the revenue front. This could help the Greek government’s efforts
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Time running out for coalition to find formula on home foreclosures
PoliticsGreek Politicsprove the most tricky. Since 2008 Greek banks have been prevented from foreclosing on homes
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Unemployment rate inched up again in Sept to 27.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomythe beginning of the Greek crisis, the unemployment rate has almost tripled from the October 2009 figure of 9.9
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Primary budget surplus in Nov at 1.2bln euros, 2013 target in reach
Economy. The MoF release of 11-month budget execution came amid ongoing tough negotiations between the Greek
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PASOK and DIMAR head for do-or-die moment
PoliticsGreek Politicsalliance looks like it will act as a catalyst for Greek social democracy, with PASOK and DIMAR being forced
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek Politicsas it is the first time since the beginning of the Greek bailout in 2010 that the government is legislating
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