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  1. The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
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    of olive oil for export, beautifully packaged to attract the international market. But even finding the type of bottle they wanted - square and reminiscent of a perfume bottle - turned out to be impossible... gourmet products which are winning awards. The recognition they get might spur a change in economic

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  2. PM sparks speculation with Theodorakis talks as centre-left gears up for congress
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . This led to some suggestions that Theodorakis wanted to make a point ahead of the new party’s gathering... friction between the Potami leader and Gennimata but also shows that Tsipras is open to finding common... system (no 50-seat bonus for the winning party) and make the formation of a new administration even

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  3. Coalition's proposal for PR electoral system unlikely to clinch supermajority
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the prime minister said he wanted to change the electoral system because he is not able.... The coalition’s proposal centres on three key themes: · Scrapping the 50-seat bonus for the winning part... for the conservatives, at the next elections. Scrapping the bonus means that the winning party, which

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  4. PASOK launches attempt to form alliance that would rival SYRIZA
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    unification process when he failed to receive the reassurances he wanted from Gennimata that it would lead... at the next elections by winning back centre-left voters from SYRIZA and crushing the radical leftist... the kind of backing he would like from sections of PASOK in order to have a chance of winning the race

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  5. PM brushes aside spying scandal, lowers expectations for handouts

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    talk The local media suggested that Mitsotakis also wanted to use Wednesday’s meeting as an opportunity.... The second ballot will see the winning party be awarded bonus seats in line with its share of the vote... make it easier for the winning party to gain a majority. It is doubtful, though, that the PM would

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  6. So far and yet so near for Greece and eurozone after second abortive Eurogroup
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    targets. The Greek finance minister made a point of saying that he wanted the Eurogroup... in a rather vague and non-binding manner at a November 2012 meeting of eurozone finance ministers. Beyond

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  7. Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016

    Newsletters

    closed the state broadcaster because they wanted to silence it rather than for fiscal reasons... procedures and the submission of binding offers by the end of October. Greece’s economic sentiment increased

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  8. Blame game follows collapse of Cyprus reunification talks
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    have been less troops. [But] Anastasiades wanted it in writing.” UN neutral The United Nations...-General's proposal for a binding written record of the potential compromises, it was forced

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  9. Greek gov't and Parliament on hold, waiting for cabinet reshuffle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of Greece’s lenders. They wanted the job of monitoring revenues, forming collection policies.... Greece’s lenders will also be sceptical about plans to replace Stournaras. Finding a suitable candidate

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  10. SYRIZA has makings of pact with Independent Greeks but To Potami not on board yet

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    claimed he did not want to go ahead with the talks because he wanted to avoid getting caught up.... This week's events are further proof that Tsipras's task of finding governing partners is extremely

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