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It is raining ‘padlocks’ in the centre of Athens with one out of three shops to have disappeared from the map. According to a survey conducted by the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE) factors like the economic downturn, the reduction of purchasing power, the high rents as well as the explosion …

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 Our magma is swelling, our income is shrinking. These are Greek realities on Monday, September 10th 2012. Why our income is shrinking is very obvious and does not need surveys or experts to tells us why. But that the magma (the chamber of  liquid rock) under the Santorini volcano is swelling is …

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The raiding incidents against foreigners are shocking – especially when they are led by elected members of the Greek Parliament. Men in black raid the stands of foreign street vendors, no police is around to hinder them. They do it once, twice, a third time maybe… The incidents cause uproar, …

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Most Greeks believe their new coalition government is unable to resolve their near-bankrupt country΄s problems, according to the first poll published after the repeat elections on June 17, 2012.  The poll conducted by Public Issue for Skai TV found 51 percent of Greeks believe the government is unable to tackle …

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49% of the Germans believe that Greece has to abandon the Euro zone. This is the result of a survey conducted by TNS Enmid for the German weekly FOCUS. According to the preliminary publication of the survey, 43% of the respondents believe that Greece has to remain in the eurozone, while …

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Conservative Nea Dimocratia leads again in a public opinion poll conducted published three days before the polls ban that  will be imposed on Sunday. According to the opinion poll conducted May 27-30, 2012 among 1,000 people by ALCO for news portal NEWSIT: ΝD: 25% SYRIZA: 22,7% PASOK: 12,5% INDEPEND GREEKS: …

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Conservative Nea Dimocratia leads in the latest public opinion poll conducted by GPO for Mega TV. When asked what party they will vote for at June 17 elections, respondents answered: ND 23.4% – SYRIZA 22.1% – PASOK 13.5% – INDEPENDENT GREEKS 7.4% – KKE 5.9% – DEMOCRATIC LEFT 5.1% -CHRYSI …

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While public opinion polls right after the elections showed left-wing SYRIZA to emerge first in the ‘voting intention’, things seem to have changed during the last three days. One reason are confused statements by SYRIZA officials about the economic programme of the party. Another reason is the artificial polarization created mainly by conservative …

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What do Greeks really think about the country remaining in the Euro and at what consequences? A public opinion survey conducted by Pulse RC for weekly To Pontiki reveals that the waste majority is pro Euro, however with a quality differentiation: 54% support the Euro but they draw also a red …

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Nine in ten Greeks have economic difficulties to buy their medication, while 70% say their income is not enough for the purchase of all the medicine they need. Furthermore, 59.5% did not proceed to labour tests as advised by their physicians due to economic problems. These grim results came into …

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This is one of the most tragic impacts of the loan agreements between Greece and its lenders on the debt-ridden society. Memorandum I and II seems to have triggered a dramatic ‘haircut’ in the sexual life of the Greeks. Sharp decrease of libido apparently goes hand in hand with the sharp increase …

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25% of the Greeks are “undecided” when it comes to the question, which party would they vote. In a latest public opinion survey conducted by Kapa Research for weekly newspaper To Vima, conservative Nea Dimokratia receives 18.1%, socialist PASOK 14.3%, Communist KKE 8.2%, left SYRIZA 6%, Democratic Left 4.9%, far-right LAOS …

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 Uncertainty and fear for the future, continuous hikes and taxes, unemployment and  wage cuts, arm the citizens’ hands who are ready to ‘explode’ against the politicians at the first opportunity. Reactions such as attacks with eggs and yogurt, and even the use of force against the politicians are considered by many as “effective practices”. The …

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While date for early elections will be set as soon as the PSI completes at the end of this week, more and more Greeks turn their backs to the two big parties, socialist PASOK and conservative Nea Dimokratia. The parties that governed (and ruined)  the country for more than three …

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Small Greek businesses expect revenue to fall in the first half of this year as the economic environment deteriorates, a Marc SA poll showed, according to Bloomberg. Half of 1,200 enterprises surveyed said they foresee difficulties in the coming months and are at risk of shutting down, according the poll, …

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Greece’s lenders demand additional assurances that the any future Greek government will stick to the loan agreement commitments.  On Wednesday, German Finance Mnister “Wolfgang Schäuble seemed to be aiming his attacks at Greek conservatives. The New Democracy (ND) party, led by Antonis Samaras, has not been committed enough to taking the …

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The majority – however not the overwhelming – of Germans would better see Greece outside the euro zone, according to an Emnid poll published by German Bild am Sonntag. 34% of Greece’s European partners in Germany say the debt-ridden country should keep the Euro. So far there has been no …

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Greek consumers have made a turn towards their homes, family and friends, boosting household consumption, searching for better prices and products. In this environment, the current economic crisis offers opportunities to those enterprises that will react by timely strengthening their position in the market,” a report by Boston Consulting Group …

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The majority of Greeks favors the rejection of the Mid-Term Austerity Package, or else also called “Second Memorandum”. According to a public poll conducted by Kapa Research for newspaper TO VIMA, 47.5% of the questioned Greek answered they wanted a down-voting of the II. Memorandum. The voting at Parliament will take …

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Economic sentiment in Greece deteriorated for a second straight month in April, according to a survey showing the country’s consumers remain the most pessimistic in Europe a year after its EU/IMF bailout. Consumer confidence worsened after a three-month improvement as most Greeks cast doubt on recovery prospects and the survey …

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