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  1. Government opens door to coalition amid poll deadlock and escalating clash with Tsipras

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    than any other factor. Corruption and rule of law follow at 49.9%, and social issues such as health.... This suggests corruption is a field of generalised disillusionment rather than a clear advantage... that polls show many Greeks believe they lived better in 2019 than today. He also accused the government

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  2. Newsletter 514 - 24/07/2026

    Newsletters

    political forces and promised a roadmap to 2030 rather than a catalogue of handouts. He said... than on timing. Marinakis stated that the only realistic coalition partner lies to the centre... with PASOK, arguing that cooperation should rest on convergence of goals rather than division

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  3. Taking a macro snapshot

    Agora

    widely known is the figure of 17% of Greece’s labour force being unemployed for more than one year... is depressing enough, the figure that represents over 800’000 Greeks out of a job for more than a year... higher than the May and June 2012 period, orders are at the same levels, both indices have rebounded

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  4. Is VAT all you've got?

    Agora

    , the symbolism of the reduction is perhaps more important than its economic impact. Samaras presented... for Greece but much less than a triumphant achievement. From the troika’s side, it appears more of an attempt to fob the government off rather than a genuine concession aimed at stimulating the economy

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  5. Tech start-ups click into place to fight off Greek recession
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Society

    obstacles for Greek entrepreneurs in all sectors. Between 2009 and 2011, more than 486,000 businesses... that was founded by two Greeks in 2001 and is now active in 32 cities around the world with more than 500.... There are more than 200 companies active in a sector which only had a few firms before the crisis. Among

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  6. Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    Agora

    of Golden Dawn members in handcuffs would remind people that there is a force larger than them... support for Golden Dawn at 10 percent, more than 2 percentage points higher than about a month... with Greeks' notorious lack of confidence in institutions. For more than a decade, public surveys have found

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  7. OECD's Greek debt forecast shakes foundations of troika DSA

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    a debt sustainability analysis (DSA) that is far more pessimistic than the most recent troika... and prices. According to a mid-term growth scenario that is less optimistic than that of the troika, Greece’s real GDP level in 2020 will be about 6 percent lower than that forecast made by the country’s

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  8. Key Greek election date firms up; turnout could prove crucial

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    stands than the local vote, where candidates are often independents or run with the backing of more than.... It is not clear that fewer voters taking part would lead to SYRIZA gaining a lower percentage than it hopes... a resounding victory if turnout is low and fewer than half of eligible voters cast their ballots

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  9. OECD sees Greek recession continuing in 2014, slower recovery to follow
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent next year. The updated OECD projections remain lower than those of the European Commission (EC... to different methodologies. Nevertheless, the rate of decline in OECD projections is much slower than... lower than its November forecasts. Although the 2014 estimate is in line with the EC projection

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  10. Tourist arrivals in Greece up 18.7 pct in 2013 but lower average spending points to missed potential
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    Economy

    spent less on average last year than in 2012. The average spending per trip eased by 1.9 percent year on year to 604 euros, remaining 38 percent lower than that of Spain (976 euros). In contrast... respectively. Compared to its competing destinations, Greece’s share is only lower than Cyprus (6.8 percent

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