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Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
EconomyProgrammeTechnical discussions between the creditors and the Greek government began in Athens on Monday against a backdrop of continuing disagreements over debt relief and whether Greece needs a precautionary credit line after the programme ends in August. Monday’s meetings reportedly focussed on electronic
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Newsletter 163 -25/05/2018
played out against an already-combative backdrop following the assault on Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesIt is 5:59am on a Sunday morning. The host of the morning talk show, a man of near-pensionable age – a look he has affected for well over a decade – adopts an alarmed look. The caption screams “NEW PENSIONS MASSACRE”. Projected on the backdrop, a dense table of numbers several columns wide defies
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
clouds have gathered over the coalition as disharmony about Macedonia continues against the backdrop
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
SocietyOpposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a speech to educators late last month to attack the government’s policies on higher education and outline his own party’s agenda. The speech took place against a backdrop of campaigns by academic staff and students to highlight campus security issues
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Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere would be any MPs jumping at the chance to support the government, especially against the backdrop
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Newsletter 218 -06/09/2019
of these developments, Mitsotakis will Mitsotakis prepares to head to Thessaloniki against a backdrop
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Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of protests on Lesvos and Chios, where the government despatched 500 riot police
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Mitsotakis enjoys growing popular backing at home, as efforts intensify to defuse border crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs skirmishes between migrants, Greek and Turkish border forces continue, this week kicks off with heightened diplomatic activity on all sides in pursuit of a solution that will defuse the tensions. The efforts come against the backdrop of a solidifying of the Greek position in favour of closed
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Greek government goes digital under lockdown, as more coronavirus clusters emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis. While government and opposition agreed to suspend
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