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  1. From London to Paris, no happy returns for Greece
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    Agora

    and revealing in more ways than one. Leading off with the title “A Growth Agenda for the Greek & European... check on the merits of these policy priorities. *Jens Bastian is an independent economic consultant... meetings are closed-door affairs. Proceedings remain confidential and public communication about

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  2. Kotzias territorial waters comment not expected to spark change of approach in Athens
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    himself rather than leave the meeting to the Ministry’s general secretary is a sign of how seriously... the week. Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday that Turkey would not allow Greece to interfere.... In an interview with the Anadolu news agency, Akar said no project was possible in the eastern

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  3. Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
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    Agora

    is supposed to be built on three pillars: A central supervisory authority, a common resolution mechanism... and proceeding with recapitalisation wherever it is needed is a fundamental precondition for economic

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  4. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    is lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants

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  5. Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015

    Newsletters

    2016, which he set at around 3 billion, a higher figure than the 2016 budget target of 2 billion..., the European Commission’s representative in the quadriga of lenders monitoring the Greek programme... put it. It is true that on some issues, the fund is a harder taskmaster than the European lenders

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  6. Tsipras aiming to guide SYRIZA towards new territory in opposition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    will stand unopposed. Should Tsipras win, it will give him an even stronger mandate than SYRIZA’s better than expected result in the national elections to shape the party as he sees fit. It seems certain... Economou as Deputy Environment Minister. Economou previously worked as a consultant for Lamda

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  7. Government in race against time to resolve bailout issues

    EconomyProgramme

    that the new eligibility criteria would protect around 55 percent of indebted households from more than..., increasing by 3,350 euros for each child. The quadriga criteria would protect around 17 percent... of 2017. The quadriga mission chiefs arrived in Athens on Tuesday evening and are expected to start

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  8. Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015

    Newsletters

    by the quadriga. The third memorandum of understanding signed in mid-August called for pension savings of 0.25... be financed. Following a meeting with the quadriga mission chiefs on Thursday evening, Labour Minister George... percent in September, which was a slightly milder drop than the 18.1 percent drop in August. Over

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  9. Newsletter 18 - 06/03/2015

    Newsletters

    , more than 700 million (corresponding to at least half of the issue) was covered from the accounts of general government entities held More than 700 million of the T-Bill issue was covered from... allowing the government to utilise cash reserves of more than 300 million from two general government

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  10. Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015

    Newsletters

    in the same period last year. This translates into a net drop in retail sales by 305 million over... reflecting domestic consumption rather than increased tourism activity. Triggered by a panic to hoard medicines rather than cover their actual needs, citizens also rushed to pharmacies, where child

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