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

    “positive” measures to be pared back. The Greek side is said to be preparing a new proposal that could

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

    consecutive months, industry confidence fell back into negative territory, coming to -3.4 compared

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  3. Tsipras pushes for revision of constitution, hoping to score political points
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The prospective of a revision of the Greek constitution is back on the political agenda as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seeks to strengthen SYRIZA’s progressive credentials and pursue some of its long-held policy goals. Tsipras wrote to party leaders this week to invite them to engage

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  4. PMI slows to 53.1 in October, orders and employment remain strong
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    at the fastest rate since the series began on the back of new orders. As mentioned, business confidence

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  5. Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
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    EconomyFeatures

    is 47.6. The number of procedures briefly dipped from 11 to 10 across the data series, and then back

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

    failed. The public has mostly turned its back on the broadcaster, which has poor ratings, and there have

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  7. Appeals over past pension cuts sow confusion about potential fiscal impact of backpay
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    Economy

    Two recent decisions by first instance courts in Thessaloniki and Athens that awarded pensioners backpay for income lost due to the pension cuts in 2012 has put the spotlight back on a decision by the Council of State (CoS) in 2015 that deemed the pension cuts which were legislated in two instances

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  8. Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    In an unexpected move, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Tuesday evening that the government has reached an agreement with the Church of Greece to settle a series of differences between the church and state, some of which date back decades. The unusual sight of Tsipras and Archbishop

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  9. Backpay for civil servants gets "positive" measures rolling for government
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    Economy

    , as had been agreed in 2017. So far, the coalition has shown no intention of holding back on any

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  10. EC autumn forecast lowers growth for 2019 on pending budget finalisation
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    if the new policy package of the Greek authorities is approved the forecast could return back

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