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  1. Idomeni exodus complicates management of refugee crisis for gov't
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    A breakout from the Idomeni refugee camp by hundreds of people on Sunday, before they were later... at Idomeni. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired an emergency meeting on Monday night to discuss... and unhygienic conditions at Idomeni, where another bout of wet weather over the weekend has created even

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  2. Idomeni clash broadens fronts on which Greece has to tackle refugee crisis

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    authorities fired tear gas and rubber bullets to keep back the migrants who tried to break out of the Idomeni... that the police presence in Idomeni, Piraeus and the island hot spots, is strong enough. Tension has been rising... to force refugees to return to Turkey and clear the Idomeni and Piraeus camps, where attempts to convince

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  3. Greek stocks end week flat as Friday’s strong rebound erased earlier losses
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    Economy

    The Greek equity market moved sideways this week, ending almost flat (-0.1 percent), while trading volumes were softer than the previous week. The ESM decision to freeze the implementation of short... on Friday virtually flat from the end of the previous week. Overall, Greek stocks have gained 4.5 percent

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  4. Greek stocks remain flat during week, banks underperform

    Economy

    The Greek equity market traded sideways amid muted sessions this week, ending flat compared to the previous week’s closing. S&P affirmed last Friday evening Greece’s ‘B-/B’ ratings with a stable outlook, reflecting its view that the government is meeting, albeit with delays, the terms of the third

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  5. CPI stays flat in December, falls by 0.8 pct in 2016
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    month. In addition, the goods’ index stayed flat, while the services’ index edged up 0.1 percent

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  6. Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016

    Newsletters

    also scuffles on island hot spots and at Idomeni, where there are still more than 10,000 people despite the border remaining closed. The process of moving refugees away from Piraeus and Idomeni... fall flat on their faces, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras somehow thought it would be a good idea

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  7. Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced

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  8. Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016

    Newsletters

    by hundreds of refugees from the Idomeni camp in northern Greece triggered a chain reaction that led... of FYROM authorities to allow refugees to pass at Idomeni. It also raised questions about whether the Greek government is making enough of an effort to guard the refugee camps as the people at Idomeni

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  9. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since

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  10. A misstep away from absurdity

    Agora

    focussed his criticism on the dire conditions at the Idomeni camp on Greece’s border with FYROM, which he...-word was uttered. He explained that the government did not create a proper camp at Idomeni because... at Idomeni can move, but that many of them are refusing to do so because they fear they will miss

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