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  1. Wages, full-time employment feel deep impact of crisis, report shows
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    Society

    A large section of Greek society has experienced rapid impoverishment due to the crisis, labour... the research wing of the country’s biggest trade union federation has found. Half of the workforce..., Greece has seen the biggest percentage decline in social protection spending among the 15 western

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  2. Tsipras and the IMF: Another miscalculation?
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    Agora

    by, the eurozone, makes a decision when Greece is about to run out of money and default. Greece has a sizable... that the refugees crisis has not acted as an incentive on the side of the eurozone to have... of fiscal measures, the Greek government has given already enough ground from its original position

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  3. Greece and creditors eye compromise to move review along

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on April 22. Once the Eurogroup has signed off on the measures (which also have to be approved by some... of this amount being broken into sub-tranches has been discussed lately. Tsakalotos suggested... being put off for now and only being discussed after Athens has passed the agreed measures. Given

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  4. Greek bailout talks yet to conclude as start of IMF meetings approaches
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    EconomyProgramme

    (NPLs) On NPLs, Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis has tabled an updated proposal that includes... in the initial government plan). The government has also reportedly proposed lower thresholds for the other type of NPLs that could be exempted from NPL sales. The new threshold for SME NPLs has been slashed

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  5. What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
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    Agora

    wildly. Throughout this erratic and confusing period, though, the one relatively constant theme has been... to these questions because it is not apparent that the government has a coherent position on the matter... the IMF, he risks losing the strongest international advocate he has for debt relief

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  6. Press freedom ranking edges up but Tsipras yet to deliver, report finds

    Society

    annual report from the international media watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) has found. Up two.... The global indicator has gone from 3719 points last year to 3857 points this year, a 3.71 percent... Press Freedom Index shows that there has been a deep and disturbing decline in respect for media freedom

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  7. Hopes of swift deal on contingent measures doused by technical, political complications
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    are not being met. One suggestion has been that the Fiscal Policy Council, created last year, could be responsible for monitoring ministry’s spending and imposing cuts if the budgets are not on track. It has... mechanism has some key benefits for the coalition because it means that the talks leading to a Staff

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  8. Compromise emerges on liberalisation of NPL market
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    EconomyProgramme

    on the sale of non-performing loan (NPLs). A moratorium has reportedly been agreed on the sale of primary... which a property belonging to an unmarried owner cannot be sold has been set at the so-called objective... that the sale of large corporate and non-primary residence backed mortgages has been allowed since mid

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  9. EU progress on Turkish visas gives Athens hope of low refugee arrivals

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    reported on Sunday that the European Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that “Turkey has broadly... in March, there has been a significant reduction in the number of refugees arriving in Greece from... the month, compared to 13,566 in April last year and 26,971 in March of this year. This has bought

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  10. Tsipras upbeat after vote, Eurogroup but deal details may still present problems
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been in fan upbeat mood this week following the successful... period in Parliament lies ahead given that the government also has to legislate the 1 percent of GDP...) and the privatisation fund, whose advisory board has to be appointed in the coming weeks. Passing

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