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  1. The IMF and Greece's bitter pill
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    Agora

    the aspects of yet another Greek “rescue package” that do not make sense. Having been heavily criticised over its involvement in the first two Greek programmes, the IMF has remained on the sidelines... in the Greek talks, which are balanced precariously at the moment. The article appears to undermine

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  2. Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    alternative – although opinion polls indicate that much of the Greek public is not convinced... than in the past. Koufodinas stand-off The opposition party, though, remains susceptible to the kind of ideological hang-ups that turned off many voters during the last few years. The latest case came

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  3. Newsletter 392 - 08/09/2023

    Newsletters

    and damage, has thrown political developments off course. The impact of Storm Daniel forced... was due to take place this Sunday, with the run-off ballot due next Saturday. Instead, the first election... flooded in Thessaly, an area that lives off farming to a large extent. Apart from disrupting the plans

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  4. PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek politics is set to resume its normal rhythm again after the peak of the summer holidays over... with the Greek public after the government took another hit over the past few days due to the wildfires... intervention package that aims to alleviate some of the pressure on Greek households without jeopardising

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  5. In Erdogan's shadow
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    Agora

    , the Greek premier held off from approaching the now-omnipotent Turkish leader during recent months... to the Greek islands alone this year means that Athens, like the rest of the EU, needs Turkish cooperation...-right MHP in such a coalition would have put Greek-Turkish relations on a particularly precarious

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  6. Stocks plunge 8.8 pct over week in aftermath of UK referendum outcome
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    Economy

    The Greek equity market tumbled 13.4 percent on Friday as the result of the UK referendum triggered risk-off trades in the global markets. Investors’ reaction on Friday ended a four-day rally that led to notable gains of 11 percent in the domestic market. Overall, Greek shares plunged 8.8 percent

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  7. Fiscal issues dominate talks as fourth post-programme review ensues
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    EconomyProgramme

    The first round of discussions between the Greek authorities and the institutions was held... areas that require the sign off from the country’s lenders. The finance ministry has estimated... for personal income tax dropping from 22 to 9 percent. The Greek authorities are eager to see the SMP

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  8. Eurogroup approves SMP and ANFA profit release, decision on investment use postponed

    EconomyProgramme

    of the Greek authorities in Wednesday's meeting was to kick off the discussion about repurposing...The Greek authorities left Wednesday's Eurogroup having secured debt relief measures worth 767... was completed last month, it was anticipated that Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras would

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  9. Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    on Tuesday in the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupolis. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... to global LNG imports. The meeting was arranged days after Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off supplies... by Russian supplies. On the same day of Gazprom’s decision to cut off supplies to Sofia, Mitsotakis

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  10. Newsletter 351 - 16/09/2022

    Newsletters

    his first bid to impress and convince the Greek public ahead of next year’s general elections when... reading: “Diligence, continuity, stability”, Mitsotakis set out a total of 21 interventions, one-off... by the phonetapping scandal and provide material assistance to Greek households as they endure what is expected

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