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  1. Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
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    Society

    and to display forms of modern sexism that dismiss or minimise women’s claims. These divides shape.... Finally, programmes that tackle gender‑based fear and modern sexism and early interventions in schools

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  2. Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    An unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand

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  3. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks, including those considering leaving the country because of record unemployment: Free wi-fi throughout Greece. Samaras made the unusual suggestion during a rare primetime TV interview on Monday night

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  4. To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami

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  5. Newsletter 1 31/10/2014

    Newsletters

    , especially if they are from the same party, are not necessarily a rare occurrence – even within the unusual

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  6. Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon

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  7. Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference

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  8. Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
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    EconomyBanking

    In an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus

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  9. Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014

    Newsletters

    by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece

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  10. Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
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    Agora

    Athens’ addiction to partisanship and political drama was yet again on full display during the last days of 2014. The election of the country’s president by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece. But the outdated electoral procedure through

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