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  1. Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has vowed to stick with the government until the Prespes Agreement.... In Skopje, Parliament still has to hold two more votes regarding the changes that have to be made... whether the prime minister actually exercises any influence over his governing partner. Tsipras has

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  2. Economic sentiment drops to 101 in October, consumer confidence rises by 6.6 points
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Tuesday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... the index came to 99.8. Compared to October 2017, the ESI has risen by 2.5 points. Consumer confidence rose strongly by 6.6 points to -38.3. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 15.4 points

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  3. Coalition's role in freight terminal contract, public broadcaster under attack
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for the lower lump-sum. Public broadcaster Another issue over which the government has received much... failed. The public has mostly turned its back on the broadcaster, which has poor ratings, and there have... and safeguard ERT’s independence has been a black mark against the party, which was highly critical

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  4. Unemployment at 18.9 pct in August, unemployed remain under 1 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent. August’s figure marks the fifth consecutive month that unemployment has remained under 20 percent and the first time since August 2011 that it has dropped under 19 percent. During the month... million people, marking the fourth time that the figure has exceeded 3.8 million since February 2012

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  5. Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Tension between Greece and Turkey has been relatively high over the last couple of weeks due to developments related to hydrocarbon research in the Eastern Mediterranean. Even though Athens has not detected any so-called “provocations” from Turkey over Aegean-related issues, it has noticed

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  6. ESI up to 101.8 in November, consumer confidence rises for sixth straight month, jumping by 2.5 pts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... a score of 96.8 was noted for November. Compared to November 2017, the ESI has risen by 3.2 points. Consumer confidence rose by 2.5 points to -35.8. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 18

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  7. Breaking up is hard to do
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    Agora

    for more than four decades. The thorniest issue, which has haunted the process from the beginning, is related to the status of the Irish Border post-Brexit. Theresa May has insisted that the result... will be leaving both the EU single market and the customs union. At the same time, May’s government has

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  8. SYRIZA scrutinised over watchdog appointment as education hirings confirmed
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and SYRIZA, which has been a recurring theme since the leftists and the neo-Nazi party voted against... the Competition Commission, the political clash over her appointment has mostly to do with the upcoming elections... that it has enough loyalists within the public administration and the system of governance at large

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  9. Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Kammenos’s position has been well-documented and does not come as a surprise to Tsipras, who knows that he... other sources. The only question that SYRIZA has about ANEL is what stance it will take if New... from the party. One of those deputies, Thanassis Papachristopoulos, has stated his intention

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  10. Economic sentiment at 101.6 in December, consumer confidence and retail trade strengthen

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in November, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Tuesday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point... 2018, the ESI has risen by 0.3 points. Consumer confidence rose by 0.8 points to -35. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 15.3 points. December’s reading for consumer confidence

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