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  1. ND steers greater attention towards institutional failings as elections approach
    Panayotis Tzamaros

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Outspoken Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis has been a particular target for New Democracy’s... has a chance to win the next elections if it ensures “some people go to jail.” New Democracy leader....” This is not the first time that Mitsotakis has tweeted on such an issue in English. In September, he took

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  2. Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has vowed to stick with the government until the Prespes Agreement.... In Skopje, Parliament still has to hold two more votes regarding the changes that have to be made... whether the prime minister actually exercises any influence over his governing partner. Tsipras has

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  3. Athens aims for November agreement with lenders on pension cuts
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    EconomyProgramme

    on the sidelines, on November 19 so that the matter can be settled before Athens has to submit the final... was played down by much of the Greek media, which has focussed on the final decision most likely being.... The difference that has to be bridged between now and November 19, if the Greek issue is on the agenda

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  4. Economic sentiment drops to 101 in October, consumer confidence rises by 6.6 points
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Tuesday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... the index came to 99.8. Compared to October 2017, the ESI has risen by 2.5 points. Consumer confidence rose strongly by 6.6 points to -38.3. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 15.4 points

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  5. IMF distances itself from budget talks, leaving Athens and EU to hammer out deal

    EconomyProgramme

    The International Monetary Fund has officially indicated that although it believes Greece should implement the pension cuts it has agreed for next year, it will leave it up to Athens and its European lenders to come to an arrangement over the 2019 budget. The Fund has gradually taken a backseat

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  6. Coalition's role in freight terminal contract, public broadcaster under attack
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for the lower lump-sum. Public broadcaster Another issue over which the government has received much... failed. The public has mostly turned its back on the broadcaster, which has poor ratings, and there have... and safeguard ERT’s independence has been a black mark against the party, which was highly critical

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  7. Unemployment at 18.9 pct in August, unemployed remain under 1 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent. August’s figure marks the fifth consecutive month that unemployment has remained under 20 percent and the first time since August 2011 that it has dropped under 19 percent. During the month... million people, marking the fourth time that the figure has exceeded 3.8 million since February 2012

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  8. Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Tension between Greece and Turkey has been relatively high over the last couple of weeks due to developments related to hydrocarbon research in the Eastern Mediterranean. Even though Athens has not detected any so-called “provocations” from Turkey over Aegean-related issues, it has noticed

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  9. Tsipras talks up 'positive' measures but polls show little impact so far
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    government has paid out more than 750,000 main, supplementary and lump-sum pensions since coming to power... clearly feels that he now has something tangible to show voters rather than the theoretical benefits... of SYRIZA (30.5 percent vs 21.5 percent), which means the gap between the two has narrowed by just 1

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  10. ESI up to 101.8 in November, consumer confidence rises for sixth straight month, jumping by 2.5 pts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... a score of 96.8 was noted for November. Compared to November 2017, the ESI has risen by 3.2 points. Consumer confidence rose by 2.5 points to -35.8. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 18

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