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  1. Multiple facets of inequality in Greece: a decade of divergence between data and daily life
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    Society

    is the exceptionally high rate of self-employment — 24.3% in 2025, nearly double the EU average... for more than half of all unemployment even during periods of growth. As the report notes, this leads... since 2019 have provided relief, they do not necessarily reflect productivity gains or reach all sectors

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  2. In hindsight it would have been nicer

    Agora

    in the commitment of the then Papandreou government that fully met over 90% of the program’s conditionality and benchmarks. In spite of the fact that from the very early stages all stakeholders were aware... served the single currency well, allowing all the necessary mechanisms – most notably the OMT

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  3. Golden Dawn murders generate new test for Greek democracy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    settling of scores. For the time being, though, the reaction of all parties has been to condemn the attack and call for calm. Fyssas’ stabbing was met with a similar response. Nevertheless, the latest... reaction was balanced somewhat by spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris calling on all Greeks to unite. While Golden

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  4. Machinations give both coalition and SYRIZA hope of winning presidential vote
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    leader Alexis Tsipras met with two independent MPs, Odysseas Voudouris (ex-Democratic Left... will be able to carry all 10 lawmakers with him. His party has been decimated by splits, with several... committee (all of whom were considered close allies of Kouvelis) proposed that Parliament elect a new

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  5. The possible scenarios for avoiding snap elections in Greece
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the prime minister has insisted he will be the candidate in all three rounds. For this to change... independent and DIMAR MPs put forward such a proposal earlier this month but it was met by stony silence on all sides. Samaras is likely to be concerned about the political cost of yielding under

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  6. Sharp monthly rise in unpaid taxes to 1.59 bln for November
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    met in the first six months, the second target, which corresponds to monthly collections of 167..., the actual figure fell short of target as it reached 12 percent. In all likelihood, the 12-month... a marked deterioration in November, with all related ratios remaining well below the annual targets. Note

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  7. EU summit talks give Greece narrow window of opportunity for reforms

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Tsipras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, European Central... leaders’ summit. The outcome of the talks was a brief statement in which all sides reaffirmed... organisation is maintaining a strict line, it does not want to shut off all avenues for Athens

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  8. Tsipras faces lenders' wall in Brussels as political tension grows in Athens

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    by the leaking of the document with all the amendments made by the lenders being recorded in red... of all of the three opposition parties (New Democracy, To Potami and PASOK) have been in Brussels this week. Potami’s Stavros Theodorakis met with European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici

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  9. Newsletter 41 - 04/09/2015

    Newsletters

    target of 53.17 billion to be met, 27 billion in revenue need to be collected over the remaining... turbulent time in office? What separates SYRIZA from New Democracy, Potami and PASOK if they are all... completed and only a two-month extension having been agreed. Potami presents itself as being above it all

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  10. Opposition party leader Leventis a coalition partner-in-waiting?
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that would betray the vision of all the young people who voted for us.” The Union of Centrists, thanks... elections. Leventis, however, admitted that he has met privately with Flambouraris and spoke... with Mitsotakis. All this underlines just how finely balanced Greek politics is as the moment.

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