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  1. SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    political goals the writing off of the "majority" of Greek debt. Stathakis's comment certainly appears... surplus target and to allow it to pay off its debt, despite lower servicing costs. This means that while the idea of writing off copious amounts of "odious debt" may have been killed off, SYRIZA's

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  2. Off the isles of Greece
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    Agora

    with Greece found themselves fighting for survival off another Greek island, Farmakonisi. Some made... years ago. Twelve migrants, nine of them children, drowned off the Dodecanese islet. The Afghans... borders. This should not be forgotten. This week, 47 migrants were rescued off Samos. Varvitsiotis

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  3. Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK...-off ballot, which was held because no candidate gained more than 43 pct in the first round..., such a cooperation is a long way off for now, although SYRIZA official Christos Spirtzis suggested on Monday

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  4. Newsletter 149 -2/02/2018

    Newsletters

    (ESI) got off to a positive start in 2018 and rose by 0.6 points to 101.9 in January from an upwardly... appear strong enough to kill off any prospect of an irreparable rift developing. However, the question... chief feels that he will kill off any small chance he has of being re-elected by alienating his

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  5. New asylum law comes up against old failings
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    Agora

    of a policy paper written by the European Stability Initiative (ESI) think-tank last January titled..., the ESI argued that if a similar system is adopted in Greece, the EU-Turkey agreement could be applied... it wants to put in place. “That won’t work,” the head of the ESI, Gerald Knaus told Kathimerini recently

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  6. Economic sentiment drops sharply in Apr, consumer confidence hits lowest since 2017
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped sharply by 7.1 points to 105 points in April, following..., but sentiment has been sliding since then. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than... in June 2020 following the outbreak of the pandemic, dropping to 87.6. The EU average ESI stood at 104.9

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  7. Economic sentiment improves to 108 in May, consumer confidence also recovers by 4 pts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recovered by 2.9 points in May, rising to 108, after dropping... been sliding the following two months. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than... 2020 following the outbreak of the pandemic, dropping to 84.3. The EU average ESI stood at 104.1

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  8. Economic sentiment drops by 3.7 pts in June as all components deteriorate
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) declined by 3.7 points in June, dropping to 104.3 points..., the ESI is now even lower than July last year, when the indicator stood at 111.8 points. The index... average ESI stood at 102.5 points in June, dropping 1.7 points from the previous month. The euro

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  9. Economic sentiment slides by 3 pts in July to lowest in over a year, construction mood sours
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) declined further by 3 points to 101.1 in July, after dropping... had been sliding since, having lost 13.1 points. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now... recent low in May 2020 following the outbreak of the pandemic, dropping to 84.3. The EU average ESI

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  10. Economic sentiment sees marginal recovery in Aug as most sectors face challenging conditions
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) reversed the recent declines, growing by a marginal 0.5 points.... Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than September last year, when... of the pandemic, dropping to 84.3. The EU average ESI stood at 96.5 points in August, dropping 1 point

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