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  1. Retail sales fall by 4.3 pct in March for tenth straight decline

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of austerity measures on Greek households. Since 2010, the sharpest drops have been recorded

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  2. Coalition lines up draft legislation with aim of shifting debate and mood
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the institutions and the Greek government later this year. Athens is keen to introduce a totally new framework

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  3. CPI falls at decelerating pace of 0.9 pct in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Τhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell at a slower pace of 0.9 percent in May from a drop of 1.3 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. The May headline figure is the first reading below -1 percent since February and means that there was a decline

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  4. Coalition and New Democracy at odds over anti-government protests
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government distanced itself on Thursday from comments made by Education Minister Nikos Fylis in which he suggested plans to hold next week protests in Athens and Thessaloniki against the government are at the “outer edge of what is permissible” under the Greek constitution. Fylis also

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  5. EWG clears 7.5 bln tranche for Greece in first step before disbursement
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    EconomyProgramme

    The Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) held in Helsinki on Thursday evening approved the implementation of the remaining prior actions by the Greek government and gave the first green light for the disbursement of the next tranche of 7.5 billion euros. One of the key prior actions related

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  6. During crisis, proportion of Greeks in extreme poverty has risen almost seven times to 15 pct
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    Society

    The percentage of Greek citizens living in extreme poverty increased from 2.2 to 15 percent, an almost sevenfold increase, between 2009 and 2015, a new study that digs deeper into poverty statistics in Greece has found. The study, commissioned by Athens-based think tank Dianeosis and conducted

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  7. PASOK and Potami aim to firm up joint platform
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to get involved in Greek politics again but his appearances over the last few weeks now indicate

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  8. Government steels itself for protests, looks for positive in polls
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , the Greek Constitution and other, more positive legislative initiatives (such as the economic

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  9. Protests give Mitsotakis chance to round on under-fire coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of Greek politics and in setting the tone for other protests, possibly from September onwards

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  10. Unemployment up for second straight quarter to 24.9 pct in Q1
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Greek non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose for the second successive quarter to 24.9 percent in Q1 of 2016 from 24.4 percent in the previous quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday. The comparison with the corresponding period last year shows

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