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A sample of just over 4,000 likely voters polled last month reveals a deep distrust of Greece’s political institutions. Among those polled, 83.2% said they trust political parties only a little or not at all; similarly negative feelings were expressed about the judicial system (69%), Parliament (68.9%), independent authorities (65.1%), …

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Greece’s Labor Ministry and the Hotel Chamber of Greece have agreed to employ to hotel units children over 16 years old who live in institutions and care facilities for minors. The move has triggered a storm of reactions by opposition   and the hotel employees’ union. Deputy Labor Minister Domna Michailidou …

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Greece’s Labor Ministry introduces benefits to the country’s foster care system with the aim to de-institutionalize children living in care facilities. The Ministry will grant benefits between 325 and 1,200 euros per month as of June 2021. The new benefits are described by the ministry as a way to “get …

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Greek central banker, governor of Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras pointed to instability on the part of institutions in the country, as well as a lack of credibility and courage on the part of the domestic political system to “tell the people the truth”, as the primary reasons that Greece …

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After 6 hours the meeting between Greek PM Alexis Tsipras with EC’s Juncker, ECB’s Draghi and IMF’s Lagarde concluded without a positive result, without a deal. Apparently the differences between Greece and its creditors remain. Immediately after,  the Eurogroup started and thus despite the fact due to lack of Tsipras-creditors …

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew to Brussels on Wednesday morning and meet with the heads of the Three Institutions , EC Jean-Claude Juncker, ECB Mario Draghi and IMF Christine Lagarde. The meeting is reportedly scheduled for 1 pm local time (2 pm GR time). The Tsipras-Institutions meeting takes place …

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Seeking an agreement with the creditors, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that Greece has submitted a draft plan to the Institutions – formerly known as the Troika – Monday night. Tsipras did not reveal details of the draft plan but said that it was a program “for Greece to exit …

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Veteran Politician and resistance fighter, Manolis Glezos, with 92 years the oldest member of the European Parliament called on Greeks to take to the streets and stage protests against the “economic asphyxiation” imposed by Greece’s creditors. And to say “NO to loan sharks” of the Troika-Institutions. At the same time, …

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Struggling for cash Greece could not avoid to put its hands into state reserves and with an emergency decree it orders public institutions and municipalities to transfer their capital assets to the Bank of Greece. According to a legislation act signed by the President of the Greek Republic and without …

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Greece is trapped in bailout talks with the creditors taking place in Brussels. The reforms list the Greek government submitted to the creditors is considered to be on “positive basis” but not sufficient enough. The lenders want measures with “stable performance and specific results”, that is austerity measures with immediate …

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An explosive device blast at the office of  Justice Ministry’s General Secretary for Transparency & Human Rights Giorgos Sourlas on Monday morning. Giorgos Sourlas is a veteran politician from Nea Dimocratia. The blast followed two other arson attacks at a state environmental agency dealing with European Union Funds and an …

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