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  1. Greek negotiations: A marathon that has yet to run its course

    Agora

    , where the so-called Brussels Group has been gathering regularly since February. But despite all... that is prepared to drive a hard bargain, but understands when the timing for compromise has arrived... ministers of these countries had always held back in the past from publicly criticising Greece. This has

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  2. Idomeni clash broadens fronts on which Greece has to tackle refugee crisis

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    camp, where the sense of desperation has grown after the implementation of the European Union-Turkey... public has mostly shown patience with the refugee crisis and the government’s fragmented, slow... that the police presence in Idomeni, Piraeus and the island hot spots, is strong enough. Tension has been rising

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  3. Nobody has less confidence in their government than the Greeks, OECD finds
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    Society

    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its annual Government at a Glance report for 2013. The study includes some interesting data on Greece, particularly...,” added the authors. 3) Women in government The OECD found that Greece has one of the lowest rates

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  4. Cost of petty corruption in Greece has halved during crisis
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    Society

    International has found. Researchers found that 15 percent fewer cases of this type of graft were... hospitals. Graft in the private sector has been dipping over the last few years but here also hospitals top

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  5. Tsipras denies Grexit plan, has work to do to keep Greece in euro

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted in the European Parliament on Wednesday that he has no plan to take Greece out of the euro and that his government will submit reform proposals to lenders... has left him politically dominant within Greece and New Democracy, To Potami and PASOK are left

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  6. Strong tourism season has little impact on unemployment, hovering at 10.8 pct in July
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . These are the lowest jobless rates Greece has experienced since the end of 2009, as the country..., the hiring balance has reached 304,918, improved by 37,726 more jobs year-on-year. Total hires were

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  7. Here's what's in the 2015 draft budget the Greek government has just unveiled

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . According to the MoF’s updated forecasts, the fiscal gap for 2015 has narrowed to 225 million euros from 912

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  8. Where has the money withdrawn from Greek banks gone?
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    Agora

    Since December, the Greek banking system has been suffering from extended deposit outflows, which reached 26.8 billion euros at the end of March. Almost 90 percent of these withdrawals stemmed from time deposits, while only around 600 million euros was taken from savings accounts. The evolution

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  9. This is what's in the legislation Greece has to approve by Wednesday night

    EconomyProgramme

    The government tabled in Parliament on Tuesday the first draft bill including three of the four measures Greece has committed to as part of Monday’s Euro Summit agreement to legislate before July 15. These measures relate to VAT and tax issues and the legal independence of the Hellenic Statistical

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  10. 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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