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Agorais one of the reasons that on the surface Greek society’s difficulties don’t seem too dramatic. In fact
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Greek stocks recover some losses after turbulent start to week
EconomyFollowing the sharp drop of 9.24 percent on Wednesday, the Greek stock market rebounded 3.16 percent on Thursday but only partially mitigated this week's losses, which still stand at -12.7 percent. Wednesday night's statements by the newly appointed deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis seem
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As negotiations start, Greek coalition draws confidence from public opinion
PoliticsGreek Politicshalf what they were last month. This decline in withdrawals does not seem to have been affected
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So far and yet so near for Greece and eurozone after second abortive Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFor the second Eurogroup running, Greece and the eurozone failed to reach an agreement on how to move forward. However, an apparent acrimonious falling out may be less damaging than it first appears and, in essence, the two sides do not seem to be far apart from a deal. The early break-up
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
Agorabut for some reason commentators and politicians seem to have particular issue with the “solidarity
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Where next for Greece's troubled privatisation programme under SYRIZA?
EconomyJune, while privatizations were absent from SYRIZA’s pre-election campaign. There seem
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Coalition rhetoric opens up more fronts for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsplea to ministers to “talk less and act more” does not seem to have had an impact
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Greek austerity programme compromising some basic rights, EU Parliament report finds
Societychanges to the public sector, the reforms seem to have “magnified pre-existing shortages in the adequate
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Tsipras hopes for 'spring' with Russia but brighter days not certain
PoliticsForeign Policy. This in itself would suggest that Greece is rather isolated in its approach but Tsipras does not seem
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Greece to pay IMF but concluding negotiations will be a tougher task
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the Fund did not seem likely given that it would heap even more pressure on the government, which
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