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Lenders' proposal not yet enough to convince Athens, banish snap poll option
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the precautionary measures. A report in Naftemporiki newspaper on Monday suggested that Greece has... the acceptance of new measures by Athens. Snap elections There has been some speculation in the wake... is featuring more prominently in the government’s thinking. Clearly, the government has developed
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Disabled rights still lacking in Greece
EconomyFeaturesThe Greek crisis has seen services and funds cut across the board from pensioners to preschools. But if there is one group that has been disproportionately affected, it is the disabled. The debt... in Greece is poor, and has historically been so. Foot paths are narrow, broken and often feature trees
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Special ELSTAT report reveals dramatic changes in labour market since 1980s
EconomyMacroeconomybut has decreased by more than 2.5 percentage points (pp) since then, falling to 24.9 percent in 2015... been jobless for more than two years to the total unemployed has risen from 21.8 percent in 2009... of family workers has more than halved from 9.5 percent in 2000 to 4.4 percent in 2015. Meanwhile
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Pause in review talks, leaving most difficult issues to be tackled
EconomyProgrammea statement noting that “important progress has been made on a balanced fiscal package for the post... spokesman Gerry Rice stated during a regular press briefing that “there has been progress in some... 2019 and the latter from 2020, although this has not been resolved yet as the government would like
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Athens and lenders stay mum on agreement, domestic reaction awaited
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, evidence that a technical agreement is close has been mounting over the last few days. Speaking... of minor issues regarding labour reform remain to be settled. As we noted on Tuesday, there has been... actually been settled. It has been suggested, though, that the International Monetary Fund has
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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Thursday’s setback will derail the discussions but it is clear that a significant disagreement has arisen. It appears that the latest hold-up has been caused by dispute between Athens and the International... spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt confirmed on Friday that no date has been set for the missions to fly
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Athens waits for dust to settle after Erdogan's victory in Turkish referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyaspect is that Erdogan won and now has the ability to lead Turkey in more autocratic manner... following a narrow victory. This optimistic approach has not yet been backed up by evidence, especially... foreign policy with Turkey, analysts argue. For more than a decade, Greece has shaped its foreign
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The implications of Erdogan's referendum victory
Agorawith the EU. In every speech Erdogan has made since the referendum, he has made reference to bringing back the death penalty. The Turkish president has also shown little concern for the Organisation... has become less stable and safe over the past few years as terrorism and social unrest have increased
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Fiscal surplus back in focus ahead of IMF debt discussions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis, who will also travel to Washington. There has been... the target in 2018. It should also be pointed out that the IMF has had a longstanding view... of the missions to Athens next week, was that this issue has now been settled and that the lenders
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Tsipras looks to build political capital from 2016 overperformance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto implement all of the expansionary counter-measures that it has agreed with the lenders... the conservatives would vote in Parliament and whether the opposition party, which has said... in December 2016 that he has a knack for putting New Democracy in difficult positions. At the time
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