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  1. Mitsotakis takes first step in remoulding New Democracy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the first step towards shaping New Democracy according to his vision over the weekend, when the conservative party’s congress resulted in significant gains for the recently-elected leader. Mitsotakis sought to set a new tone at ...

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  2. Athens takes Turkish foreign policy pivot in its stride, sticks to Egypt, Israel goal
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Athens was not caught by surprise when the news broke on June 27 that Turkey decided to make a dramatic change in its foreign policy. On that day, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced a deal with Israel, normalising relations after the majo...

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  3. Government steps in as NBG row takes new twist
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    EconomyBanking

    Just one day after the election of the new chairman at the National Bank of Greece (NBG), which was seen as providing respite in the recent dispute between the NBG top management and the bank’s major shareholder, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (H...

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  4. ESM takes stock of Greece's sovereign vulnerability
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    EconomyProgramme

    The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) published a report last week that assessed sovereign vulnerabilities in the five eurozone countries that had received bailout loans. The purpose of the report was to build a comprehensive scorecard for assessing vu...

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  5. Athens takes cautious approach to Turkish words and actions
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There appeared to be a slight de-escalation between Greece and Turkey on Wednesday following an extremely tense few hours a day earlier. The ramming of a Greek coast guard boat by a Turkish vessel off the coast of the Imia islets in the Aegean on Monday...

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  6. Kotzias takes next step in effort to reach name deal, settle Balkan issues
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to visit Ohrid in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) this week for a new meeting with his counterpart Nikola Dimitrov, just a few days after their talks with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz in Vienna...

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  7. Symbolism takes leading role in political developments

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek politics has been dominated by symbolism over the last few days, particularly as Greek-Turkish relations have become more strained. The pressure on the coalition has been ramped up by a series of events including the death last week of pilot Giorg...

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  8. Budget primary surplus at 918 mln in May, expenditures rise as 13th pension payment takes effect

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 918 million euros in the first five months of 2019, compared to a surplus of 853 million noted in May 2018, the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary budget execution bulletin showed on Tuesday. The primary ...

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  9. Mitsotakis takes growth message to Thessaloniki, keeps eye on bond profits

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis returned from The Netherlands, the last leg of his first round of visits to EU leaders, to prepare for his visit to the Thessaloniki Expo over the weekend, when he hopes to drive home the message that his government is...

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  10. PM takes to stage in Davos as migration worries persist at home

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    As Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to the international stage in Davos, the now familiar problem of dealing with refugee flows was troubling his government back home. In Switzerland, Mitsotakis was interviewed on stage by historian Niall Ferguso...

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