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  1. Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
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    Agora

    in the euro area. Greece’s minimum wage was higher than countries that would be considered peers, 50 percent... levels, which put young workers at a disadvantage, particularly in the absence of links between formal... such as the young and long-term unemployed, while measures would be put in place to guarantee

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  2. Pandora's box ajar for Turkey and Greece?
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    Agora

    To put things mildly, things did not go as expected for both sides. President Recep Tayyip..." as Akşam, a pro-government daily put it. The Greek side was expecting the visit to be cleanly framed... scientist from Turkey, based in Budapest and Istanbul. Her interest in her subject area populism was sparked

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  3. Despite speculation, post-MoU credit line seems unlikely
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    to ask the creditors to put together a credit line rather than to attempt to leave the bailout... will materialise in the coming months. Firstly, for a credit line to be put together, there has... currency area. Finally, there are also doubts regarding how much a difference the credit line would make

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  4. Cyprus EEZ keeps Greek-Turkish relations on edge
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    for the party and its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to put pressure on the government at every... Cypriot energy plans and put pressure on Greece to prevent it from reacting in defence of Cyprus. Erdogan... to leave the area and ENI to cancel its research plan, with potentially serious consequences

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  5. Rating agencies up Greece's scores, adding to positive outlook
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    Economy

    the expectations, the rating path would be put at risk if the Greek government decided to deviate from its commitments and reversed reforms, leading to tensions with official creditors that would put the euro area's support and commitment for further debt relief in question. There is consensus

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  6. Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018

    Newsletters

    property tax after the new objective values put together by evaluators were taken into account. According... months. Compared to March 2017, total permits were lower by 31. The corresponding surface area rose... as of Q1 2007. Unemployment rate stable at 21.2 pct in Q1 Latest figures put quarterly unemployment

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  7. About last night
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    Agora

    debt was an area where the outcome probably did not meet expectations. There was an assumption... for policy choices, at least those that have fiscal impact and can put targets in jeopardy. IMF and debt... minimum and take the least politically costly steps on the debt front will be put to the test

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  8. The tie that binds
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    Agora

    to see Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put on a tie, as he had promised to do if he clinched a deal... the single currency area’s decision makers have tackled problems, as frustrating and costly as that may... put the crisis behind it. Whether the second part is delivered in the future depends on what kind

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  9. Newsletter 171 -20/07/2018

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    is key to Tsipras's election planning. If the intervention is put off or counter-balanced... is that the minimum the government will agree with the creditors is for the cuts to be put off for six.... In the country specific recommendations in the Article IV report for the euro area that was released

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  10. Greece on track for bumper tourism year, figures show
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    EconomyFeatures

    million. EU28 visitors rose by 12 percent to 1.1 million. Within this, euro-area visitors were up by 15.8...) also released figures for the first six months of the year, which put the number of passengers... visitors. BoG data put travel receipts for 2017 at 14.6 billion. The importance of the tourism

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