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  1. No country for reluctant peacemakers
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    Agora

    . At the moment, all sides are engaging in an activity that as time has gone by, they have mastered: the blame game. Notwithstanding who bears the responsibility for the failure of the negotiations, one has..., they are de facto rejecting the solution that has been described in countless UN Security Council

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  2. How Cyprus re-entered the market
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    Agora

    a bond has come from Greece’s central bank governor, Yannis Stournaras, who said it was “a bit early... that the previous government had issued to bail out Laiki. It has followed the same pattern for all... of its entire debt stock). Each new debt issuance has been used to lengthen maturities or swap more

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  3. In absence of bond issue, coalition ponders next moves
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The fact that the much-heralded trial bond issue has moved to the back burner for the time being... the markets as early as next week, once the International Monetary Fund’s executive board has.... It has also been reported that there was concern among some Greek government officials that the IMF

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  4. Coalition's ideological contrasts highlighted but Kammenos quashes rift talk
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis projects a more reformist image than his predecessors, he has not sought..., Mitsotakis has witnessed the difficulties that the government has encountered in its relationship... issues does not mean that they cannot govern together. The defence minister has made similar

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  5. Coalition faces demanding September on reform, fiscal and economic fronts
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is gradually moving towards the next bailout review and the prior actions that Athens has to complete.... The government has suggested that it would like to finish the process before the end of the year to allow... so. One of the reasons for scepticism is the sheer amount of work that has to be completed

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  6. Centre-left leadership candidates step forward as unity doubts linger
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Interest is mounting in the contest to lead a new centre-left alliance that has the potential...-left of Greek politics under a common leader, there has been a steady stream of candidates. Gennimata was the first to declare her interest but she has been followed by former PASOK ministers Yiannis

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  7. Athens keeps cautious eye on Berlin-Ankara relationship as German elections approach
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in October. It has become evident, though, that in Germany and Austria, a growing number of politicians..., Greece has designed its foreign policy regarding Turkey based on the assumption..., especially with reference to the Cyprus issue. Even before Sunday's debate, Merkel has said

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  8. Greek households switch to natural gas in record numbers as winter approaches
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    EconomyFeatures

    percent more than at the same time last year. The price has been boosted in part by an increase... oil, has been halved this year. Retail gas prices, by contrast, have come down by about 6.9 percent... in their property. The requirement has now been abolished, making it much easier for individual homeowners

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  9. ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    there denied that he had been authorised to pursue an agreement. New Democracy has described it as a “first class” scandal and has demanded that Kammenos face questions about his alleged role... has been launched into the matter. As we have mentioned before, New Democracy sees Kammenos

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  10. Eurogroup paves way for completion of third review, talks on debt relief

    EconomyProgramme

    the institutions then to see whether everything has been put in place in a compliance report.” He added... complications with property auctions. The Justice Ministry has had to deny reports and opposition accusations... that the eurozone has pledged to implement. The discussion on this part of the restructuring exercise

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