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  1. From Berlin to Brexit
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    Agora

    “So, you are here?” said the check-in attendant at Berlin’s Tegel Airport. The man, who appeared to have a Somali background, had a charming smile. His comment was in reference to my British passport and the fact the UK was holding its Leave/Remain referendum on the same day. “For now,” I replied

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  2. The social and economic conditions that helped Golden Dawn flourish

    Society

    later even though its spokesman slaps a female MP and showers another with a glass of water on live

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  3. Open wounds that burn forests
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    Agora

    a glass of water, and everything else we can to make their heroism easier. *Theodota Nantsou is Head

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  4. Government moves to implement PM's pledges despite grumblings from interest groups
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to fill the glass” but that it would have to be a gradual process over the course of its term. Another

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  5. Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas

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  6. Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt

    Economy

    On top of the fiscal measures yielding 3 percent of GDP by 2018, one of the key prior actions for the conclusion of Greece’s first programme involves the establishment of a new privatisation fund. This was envisaged in the Eurozone Summit statement of l...

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  7. Officials order wider use of masks as upward trend for Covid-19 cases continues
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The use of face masks for debates in Parliament became compulsory on Wednesday as Greek authorities try to re-instill a sense of caution in the public after seeing the number of coronavirus cases rise significantly this week. The decision to make MPs an...

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  8. Greek primary budget surplus eases to 1.95 bln on back of lower revenues in Aug
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    Economy

    revenue targets included revenues of 884 million euros from the first two instalments of the new

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  9. Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of 2.18 billion euros was 1.5 billion lower than

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  10. Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
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    Society

    sector was 884 euros in 2016 compared to 1,054 euros in 2008. In the public sector, despite falling

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