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  1. Deadly floods blight Athens as progress sought in third review
    Photo by Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    More than a dozen people were killed in flash floods that ravaged the outskirts of Athens on Wednesday, creating a bleak backdrop for political developments this week. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a national day of mourning on Thursday after it emerged that at least 15 people died

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  2. A year of risk and reward for Greece
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    Agora

    the bailout era. The next bond issues are due to take place against a backdrop of a recovering Greek economy

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  3. Coalition approves multi-bill in Parliament, Tsipras picks up extra MP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The vote took place against a backdrop of clashes between riot police and protesters outside

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  4. Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
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    EconomyProgramme

    Technical discussions between the creditors and the Greek government began in Athens on Monday against a backdrop of continuing disagreements over debt relief and whether Greece needs a precautionary credit line after the programme ends in August. Monday’s meetings reportedly focussed on electronic

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  5. Newsletter 163 -25/05/2018

    Newsletters

    played out against an already-combative backdrop following the assault on Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis

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  6. The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context

    EconomyFeatures

    It is 5:59am on a Sunday morning. The host of the morning talk show, a man of near-pensionable age – a look he has affected for well over a decade – adopts an alarmed look. The caption screams “NEW PENSIONS MASSACRE”. Projected on the backdrop, a dense table of numbers several columns wide defies

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  7. A moment to reflect, not celebrate

    Agora

    arrived on the scene. These political games (which played out against a backdrop of unprecedented

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  8. Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018

    Newsletters

    clouds have gathered over the coalition as disharmony about Macedonia continues against the backdrop

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  9. Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
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    Society

    Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a speech to educators late last month to attack the government’s policies on higher education and outline his own party’s agenda. The speech took place against a backdrop of campaigns by academic staff and students to highlight campus security issues

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  10. Budget approved as party machinations intensify
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    moving Against this backdrop of political theatre, there were a couple of notable developments within

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