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Poor poll figures leave Samaras in quandary over next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsarrived for the latest review of the Greek adjustment programme, but the government will have one eye... in March, which is one of the options reportedly being discussed in the New Democracy camp. However... it." There were also reports that Voultepsi had ordered an investigation into Public Issue, which is one
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‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
Agoratax kills,” read one newspaper headline. For a friend in his mid-50s who has been desperately looking.... But being employed in Greece doesn’t necessarily mean you have an income. One in three workers is owed.... If others can get away with it, why can’t I, seems to be the view in many workplaces. One reporter says
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SYRIZA has makings of pact with Independent Greeks but To Potami not on board yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith Greece heading towards February's presidential vote and possibly a general election after that, one of the main dilemmas facing SYRIZA is who it could govern with. One of the options open... due to Independent Greeks' reputation for odd views and erratic behaviour. This is one of the reasons
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Greek banks may soon breathe sigh of relief on capital needs
Agoraassessment European Central Bank are one of the key factors weighing on investors’ minds. Apart from... of Greek banks’ capital needs at 1.5 billion euros just one week before the announcement of official... the best-case scenario for the Greek banking system and alleviate one of lenders’ most significant short
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How Samaras backed himself and Greece into a corner over bailout exit
Agoraa decisive victory at the tail end of the Greek depression, they would never achieve one. It is strange... one way since this move. The change of personnel did little for the coalition’s unity. The unveiling.... Each straw the government has tried to clutch at to save itself has turned out to be a short one
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ECB tests find negligible capital shortfalls at Greek banks
Economycomprehensive assessment on the financial health of 130 banks in the euro area, with just one Greek lender... only one bank (Eurobank). For Eurobank and NBG, the ECB said in a footnote that “the dynamic balance... assessment showing Greek banks’ capital needs of just 17.55 million euros for only one bank
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The politics of debt dynamics in Greece
Agorain the course of last week, one issue was brought to public attention that could be termed the taboo... such an international debt conference and build coalitions for it accordingly. One party in Spain, the newly... in 2015 and thus also weigh on the country’s debt dynamics. One factor to bear in mind
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Tsipras bolsters ties with Europe’s rising leftists but also looks beyond
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras speak of “neoliberal hegemony” one day and meet with representatives of Europe’s political... will develop if he ends up leading Greece will be one of the defining factors in his possible premiership but also one of the most difficult to predict.
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Is there (sustainable) growth in Greece?
Agoraare interpreted as an 'upside surprise' one can get a pretty good idea of the parlous state of the euro... special attention. One factor that could lead to turbulence concerns the economic effects of the EU’s... political economy and, in light of the evidence presented, it would be misleading to promise one
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Households unable to provide proper daily meal to children increases in 2012
SocietyIn 2012, just over one in five (22.3 percent) parents or guardians living in poor households... of households (poor and non-poor) unable to provide their children daily with one proper meal a day... like their children’s birthdays or name days were beyond the means of almost one in three (31 percent
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