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  1. Macron arrives in Athens, kindling government's hopes
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    vision for eurozone reform, which is one of the key reasons for the enthusiasm with which he... government would very much like to see the back of the IMF (although in the short-term, this does raise... Germany’s backing, Berlin sees the creation of a common budget in a very different way to what

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  2. Athens aiming to step up diplomatic contact with neighbours
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    talks with Turkey’s president in a very positive atmosphere. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was well..., the previous one led by Nikola Gruevski as well as the current one headed by Zoran Zaev. Athens believes... not very clear whether Athens will also engage in a bilateral negotiation or whether it will only

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  3. Athens prepares for bond issue, eurozone works on growth/debt mechanism

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    of the programme in August. Although market conditions appear favourable for the current issue, one... a sizeable cash buffer. “All that will be monitored by markets very closely but the IMF decision with regard to Greece is also one of the elements that could play a positive role to further strengthen

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  4. Fiscal issues appear settled as Greece and institutions head for review deal
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    regarding fiscal issues, which would remove one of the biggest obstacles towards reaching a staff... out of time.” “If we can reach agreement very soon and policies remain on track, we can bring... there's a very limited time window for the IMF to join that program with financial support.” Echoing

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  5. Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati

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    that is worthy of the lives of those 80+ people who perished in Mati. Sadly, there seems to be very..., northeast of Athens, was the result of a fatal combination of factors: Gale-force winds, a fire very... to have taken around 90 minutes. One of the initial observations that can be drawn from

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  6. PDMA readies bond schedule for 2019, with eye on prepayment of IMF loans
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    Economy

    percent. This type of liability management is one of the purposes of the cash buffer created... years, the IMF is one of Greece’s most substantial creditors. Obligations to the Fund total 7... buffer, which carries the very low interest rate set by the ESM. According to Greek officials, although

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  7. Tsipras faces challenges ahead on multiple foreign policy fronts
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias’ resignation comes at a very crucial time for Greece’s foreign... Mediterranean". The Cyprus issue is also one of the many challenges ahead for the prime minister... was aimed at his Minister, as one of the diplomats was a close aide to Kotzias. Regarding relations

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  8. Banks and government inching towards new framework to protect primary homes

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    that, the information regarding exactly what is being discussed remains conflicting. According to one.... Eurogroup An agreement on the new framework for primary residences is seen as one of the key... for a possible disbursement is very clear: It's the second enhanced surveillance report, which is now under

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  9. Public support for ND's handling of crisis still strong, SYRIZA looks for weak points
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    until the summer. One factor that the government will have to watch out for is how broadly.... It suggested that 61.1 pct of 1,095 respondents were “very” pleased with the prime minister, and 23.9 pct were “quite” pleased. Significantly, Mitsotakis drew one of these two responses from more

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  10. Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is likely to have a lasting impact on lifestyles at least in one respect, and that is the increase... percent and 30 percent respectively), while family health concerns are also very prevalent (53 percent.... A large majority (80 percent) are very concerned about a recession and rising unemployment, with up to 60

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