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  1. Athens absorbs Eurogroup fallout, hopes for better offer
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos insisted during a press briefing and an interview on Skai TV... of numerous tests during his relatively brief premiership. The opposition immediately highlighted... by conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis launching an attack on the government during a speech in Thessaloniki

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  2. Budget primary surplus of 1.73 bln outperforms target, tax revenues fall short in April
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    edged down by 1.1 percent to 14.87 billion euros during the four-month period, beating the target by 534...’ settlement programme) increased by 14.8 percent in April and by 29 percent to 1.26 billion in during..., in April leading to a deficit of 78 million compared to a small surplus of 17 million a year ago. During

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  3. Greece as an energy hub: Reality or wishful thinking?
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    EconomyFeatures

    a multiple energy hub,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in May during a press conference... energy hub in the Mediterranean, and the EU has expressed its support for Greece taking over. During... for Greece and a boost to the energy sector which has, so far, gone against the grain during

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  4. Tsipras tries to keep government's eyes on the prize
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    public. It was no coincidence that during a terse on-camera exchange with PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata... set for July. During his meeting with Tsipras on Tuesday, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis... in connection to the seizure last summer after several witnesses died during the trial. The case has

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  5. Movement on name issue but Athens keeps expectations low
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    A joint declaration made by European Union leaders during the EU-Western Balkans Summit... appears to be to bypass the name issue rather than solve it. During his meeting with NATO Secretary... during a joint press conference with FYROM’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, Roth was quoted as saying

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  6. Primary cash balance records deficit of 434 mln in first six months
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    were paid during June. The overall cash balance also posted a deficit of 890 million compared to 526... falling during the previous two months. Excluding arrears payments, the respective figure rose by 193...) revealed that the budget primary surplus rebounded by 18.6 percent to 1.94 billion during the six-month

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  7. Varosha move puzzles amid low expectations on Cyprus
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    as a confidence-building measure. The United States supported the idea during President Barack Obama's administration. Ankara kept this option up its sleeve during talks with Washington. In fact, in 2012... account of the two men’s actions during the peace talks. According to diplomatic sources, all sides

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  8. Primary cash balance posts deficit of 46 mln at end of July
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    were paid during July. It also includes 297 million for the participation in the share capital increase... billion in July after rising during the previous month. Excluding arrears payments, the respective... surplus rebounded by 12.4 percent to 3.05 billion during the seven-month period. The seven-month

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  9. Tsipras looks forward and puts emphasis on growth, MoU exit
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    government would like to achieve. This was accompanied by a light sprinkling of pledges. During....” Grinvest On investments, Tsipras relied heavily on the positive atmosphere during French President... and towards growth. In fact, during much of his speech and appearance at Sunday’s press conference

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  10. Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts and reforms, hopes for lower fiscal targets
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    during his speech on Saturday. “I will succeed because we are serious and reliable.” The opposition... and that it would never again put up posters in universities during student elections. “My aim is for us... of jobs,” he said on Sunday. “The best social policy today is to find jobs for the unemployed.” During

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