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  1. BoG Monetary Policy Report positive on programme end but advises caution for future targets
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    EconomyBanking

    of the crisis has created new issues that include high public debt, high long-term unemployment... threshold. For BoG, the signal that Greece has turned a corner and the crisis has been overcome..., no one else has achieved what is expected from Greece. In its own DSA, a scenario of higher

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  2. Unemployment rate edges up to 20.2 pct in April as number of employed dips
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    when the rate also came to 20.2 percent. The unemployment rate has remained under 21 percent for five..., the figure for those employed has also fallen by 1,242. Total employment remained above 3.7 million... in unemployed by 7,698 compared to March. Against the same month last year, the number of unemployed has

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  3. Athens gets first taste of Erdogan's new era in power
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to its leader. Erdogan has now been in office since 1994, when he was elected mayor of Istanbul... politically isolated) the AKP, or Justice and Development Party, which has been winning elections ever since... have led a stricter type of regime under Erdogan, who has gradually sought to bring the justice system

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  4. SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
    SYRIZA

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the European Parliament ballot on Sunday, May 26. However, there has been no clear indication from... elections in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP reduction in pension expenditure has to go ahead. The other..., there has not been an attempt by SYRIZA to implicate New Democracy in any wrongdoing. The two parties

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  5. Greece-Russia spat intensifies but Athens hopes worst is over
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    by the Russia’s Ambassador to Greece Andrey Maslov that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cancelled plans... that Athens believes the matter has is now closed but noted that Greece would defend its national... ministry responded by saying that “no one can or has the right to interfere in Greece’s domestic affairs

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  6. Government indicates readiness to play waiting game on pension cuts
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    intervention from a government official suggesting that Athens has no intention of acting on this issue... of speculation over the weekend about whether the government has hopes of cancelling or postponing... mission to Greece has been completed and the relevant report delivered to the Eurogroup before any

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  7. Government bolsters aid package as questions mount over deadly fires
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The coalition has announced further financial aid for victims of the fires around Athens this week... is also coming under scrutiny as it has the task of coordinating crisis management. The head... on Wednesday criticising Skai TV and radio, which has been at the forefront of the rolling coverage

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  8. New overdue taxes rise by 428 mln in June, total stock above 102 bln
    By Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of 610 million euros, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) has shown... has stayed under 4 million. The total for legacy tax arrears (i.e. those created before 2017... has remained above the 100-billion mark for five months now. Based on a GDP estimation of 184.69

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  9. Russia responds to expulsions but diplomatic row seen petering out
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Russia has expelled two Greek diplomats and has forbidden two others from entering the country... and a communications technician at the Greek Embassy in Moscow. According to the same sources, Russia has forbidden... country. Kotzias has repeatedly defended the “added value” of the agreement by noting that it helps

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  10. Eurosystem funding down by 3.29 bln to 13.02 bln in July

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (BoG) monthly financial statement has revealed. In June, the MoM figure had declined at a sharper... for a second consecutive month. Since the start of the year, Eurosystem funding has fallen by approximately... at a milder rate by 809 million to stand at 8.18 billion. In recent months, ELA funding has been

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