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  1. Troika leaves with key issues pending and clock ticking for coalition

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with the aim of returning in November, when the European Central Bank will have conducted its stress tests and the capital needs of Greek lenders will be known. Also, by then the new European Commission

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  2. SMEs, backbone of Greek economy, have shed 27 pct of jobs since 2008

    Economy

    The annual report on European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) released by the European Commission (EC) this week showed that SME employment in Greece fell by 27 percent since 2008, which corresponds to 630,000 fewer jobs. Over the same period, almost one in four (205,000) of the SMEs

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  3. Greece's biggest problem? Society's lack of openness
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    Agora

    of the European Union – to set public standards and oftentimes public policy on any number of issues... by Professor Featherstone and Philippe Legrain, author of the book European Spring: Why Our Economies

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  4. Percentage of Greeks at risk of poverty or social exclusion edges up to 35.7
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    Society

    highest (after Bulgaria at 48 percent) among 19 European countries. When taken on its own... the second highest among 19 European countries, according to ELSTAT. The ‘at risk of poverty’ (ARP) rate

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  5. Venizelos under further pressure as PASOK grows ever more anxious
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Tree in the European Parliament elections five months ago. While the document can be seen... MEPs sit with the Socialist group in the European Parliament, could be a potential ally in this effort

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  6. Nervous markets subject Greek stocks and bonds to a hammering
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    Economy

    market sentiment is also visible in other European exchanges, markets appear increasingly concerned... this month by the European Central Bank. Although the law on the conversion of the Deferred Tax Asset

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  7. Greece changes banks' DTA conversion law to secure ECB/EBA approval
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    Economy

    request by the European Banking Authority (EBA). The changes were required to fully comply with EBA rules, while the proposed model is in line with that of Portugal, which the European Central Bank has

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  8. SYRIZA's weak foreign, defence policy credentials a vulnerability

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    of the European Union’s handling of Russia. The SYRIZA leader visited Moscow in May and his party has been... a point of praising the minister, soon to leave his post to join the European Commission, for being

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  9. ECB tests find negligible capital shortfalls at Greek banks
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    Economy

    The European Central Bank (ECB) published on Sunday the much anticipated results of its comprehensive assessment on the financial health of 130 banks in the euro area, with just one Greek lender.... The second pillar is a stress test conducted in cooperation with the European Banking Authority (EBA

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  10. ECB results light up path for Greek coalition's bailout exit plan

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    After a series of knock-backs in recent weeks, the coalition received its first boost for some time on Sunday when the European Central Bank’s stress tests revealed that Greeks lenders could need... is approved by its lenders, the coalition can pay back this money to the European Stability Mechanism

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