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  1. Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the danger of a major incident in the Aegean, arguing that Turkey has used such events during periods... conducts the so-called "exploratory" talks with Greece and has enjoyed Erdogan’s confidence for many.... Davutoglu has been a major factor in Turkey’s positive stance when the Annan Plan for Cyprus

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  2. Disposable income drops 1.8 pct in Q1 on rise in taxes and social contributions
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    with an increase in social contributions by 5.1 percent. Disposable income has plunged by around 13.6... of employees edged up to 14.02 billion euros in Q1. Nevertheless, it has dropped by more than 6.3 billion... 2010, consumption has plunged by 28.3 percent corresponding to around 11.4 billion in absolute terms

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  3. Majority of Greeks now view EU in bad light, survey indicates

    Society

    that views the EU in a bad light rising 13 percentage points to hit 51 percent, the latest Eurobarometer has..., the gap between countries has widened even more and has reached a new record, with 85 points... this is the case compared to an EU average of 66 percent. The survey, which measures public opinion in all

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  4. Fitch affirms Greece’s rating at ‘CCC’

    Economy

    of the legislated measures difficult. In addition, the government has sufficient buffers, such as cash, repos...’. It is worth noting that S&P has the highest rating (B-) on Greece, three notches above that of Moody’s... and institutional framework, the progress in working through the bad loans has been relatively slow. A rating

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  5. Opinion polls sound warning for SYRIZA ahead of party congress
    SYRIZA

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to rally SYRIZA members before the congress. A simpler explanation could be that Public Issue has... that this is the highest figure Public Issue has seen during the Greek crisis and flagged this up as an important trend... of respondents in the same poll do not believe that New Democracy has more to offer than the current

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  6. Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
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    Agora

    progress Cyprus has made over the last 12 months” and that Nicosia is “bearing the fruits from... tax rate is 12.5 percent. Corporation tax in Greece has been increased from 26 to 29 percent, while... much the economy has been damaged by constant tax hikes and whether the Greek governments since 2010

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  7. Expectations for deal on Thursday rise as Athens tempers own
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on Thursday. Tsipras has maintained the option of referring the Greek issue to the EU leaders on June 22 since the last Eurogroup ended in an impasse. The Greek prime minister has shown in the past that he... that the coalition had hoped until recently. In fact, the government has gradually switched its attention

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  8. Moody's upgrades Greek rating to 'Caa2', changes outlook to positive
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    Economy

    measures and considers that the progress made so far illustrates how the risk of Grexit has diminished... economy has definitely turned the corner, positive GDP growth is expected in 2017 after three years...’ legislation has been achieved reducing political risks. Successful conclusion of the programme would

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  9. Disposable income edges down 0.1 pct in Q1
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    contributions and benefits almost offset by a drop in taxes. Since 2010, disposable income has been reduced... in the previous quarter and stood at 13.72 billion. Compensation of employees has posted a nosedive... by 31.7 percent in Q4 2016. Since 2010, property income has plummeted by 44 percent. Household final

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  10. Tsipras urges swift conclusion of review but doubts linger
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alexis Tsipras has urged his ministers to act quickly to complete the prior actions before the end... the government and it seems that since then there has been a decision to focus on the positives..., even though the Finance Ministry reportedly has reservations about whether this is possible

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