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  1. Greek government faces hard labour dilemma
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to stomach: Removing job protection rights from Greece’s beleaguered labour market. Creditors began

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  2. After first talks in Athens, Greece and lenders aim for swift progress on second review
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    EconomyProgramme

    Official discussions between the Greek authorities and the institution mission chiefs on the second programme review began on Friday and are due to continue this week. The topics covered on Friday included the new privatisation and investment fund (HCAP), arrears, education, corruption and energy

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  3. Tsipras ponders risking reshuffle to finish review on time, get debt talks going
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There is growing speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is on the verge of announcing a cabinet reshuffle with the aim of removing some ministers who are not deemed as being cooperative and increasing the government’s chances of concluding the programme review that began last week as soon

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  4. Some progress in first round of talks but most second review issues remain unresolved
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    EconomyProgramme

    Following the first round of discussions on the second programme review, which began on October 21 and concluded last Thursday, Finance Ministry sources claimed significant progress was made on most issues. The same sources also identified three areas, namely labour and fiscal issues as well

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  5. Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . He noted, for instance, that schools began on time this autumn, whereas in previous years

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  6. Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    US President Barack Obama ended his two-day visit to Athens on Wednesday with a significant speech on democracy and the threat it faces but without adding anything significant to issues related exclusively to Greece. Obama began his day with a visit to the Acropolis and its museum in what the local

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  7. Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016

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    decline for older houses. The latest figure is the lowest decline since 2009 when prices began to fall

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  8. Another spin of the wheel for Greece
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    that began in 2011 continued unabated this year, with local banks engaging in further deleveraging

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  9. Greek stocks start 2017 with gains of 2.6 pct, banks continue outperforming
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    Economy

    The Greek stock market began 2017 by gaining 2.6 percent in the first week of the year amid relatively light trading volumes. The Athens Stock Exchange general index climbed to 660.3 during the last session on Thursday, which is its highest level in almost 14 months, with cumulative gains of 4.8

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  10. Cat and mouse: Greece and Schaeuble
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    made towards a compromise with its lenders since the review began in October. Even Tom knows

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