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  1. Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders

    EconomyProgramme

    Eurozone finance ministers are due to meet again on Monday to discuss a possible compromise between Greece and its lenders but these talks continue against a backdrop of pressing funding needs for Athens. Starting from this month, Greece has to pay a total of 1.6 billion euros, which comprises 0.7

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  2. Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
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    Agora

    to this week’s court decision – even tampered with it. Against this backdrop, it is very difficult to see

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  3. Greece to pay IMF but concluding negotiations will be a tougher task
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    this month. Against this backdrop, it came as some surprise that the coalition has approved a payment

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  4. Greece: How events could unfold over the next few weeks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    will unfold against a backdrop of fragility within the financial system, which saw almost 25 billion euros

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  5. Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on Tuesday, are taking place against a backdrop of ongoing bickering within SYRIZA despite

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  6. Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that this is happening against the backdrop of the bailout deliberations where, again, Greece’s

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  7. Tsipras caught between social tension and lenders' pressure as talks begin

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek bailout. Their visit comes against a backdrop of increasing social tension. Protests by farmers

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  8. Coalition feels wrath on pensions but not in opposition's interest to push hard
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece’s negotiations with its lenders over the first review of the third bailout were due to continue on Thursday against the backdrop of another general strike. Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos was due to meet with the quartet on Thursday. It is not known why his Wednesday meeting

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  9. S&P highlights risks for Greek banking sector

    Economy

    Greek banks still face higher economic risks than most banking sectors globally, while the country’s economic prospects remain highly uncertain, S&P notes in its latest report on local lenders released on Wednesday evening. Against this backdrop, the rating agency expects banks to book high credit

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  10. Rating agencies positive on disbursement, stress programme implementation risks remain high

    Economy

    of a small governing majority, weak institutions and backdrop of political and social discontent

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