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  1. Review demands put spotlight on Greek banks
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    EconomyBanking

    Greek banks have been a topic of discussion over the last few days after eurozone official highlighted last week the need for the management of NPLs and amid pressure from the International Monetary Fund for new asset quality reviews (AQRs) to be carrie...

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  2. Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his party to start preparing for general elections in the near future and has described the upcoming vote as a moment for “catharsis and rebooting.” Speaking to his shadow cabinet on Wednesday, Mitsotaki...

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  3. Mixed messages on foreign policy put coalition under pressure
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The coalition is coming under pressure over apparent differences within the government over how to deal with the increasing friction with Turkey. Defence Ministry leaks suggested that tracer fire was used by Greek forces after a Turkish military helicop...

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  4. Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    A crucial two months for Greek–Turkish relations is underway ahead of the early parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey on June 24. Athens is monitoring political developments across the Aegean with concern as it expects President Recep Tayyi...

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  5. Lenders put spotlight back on pending reforms ahead of second post-MoU review
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    EconomyProgramme

    As Greece approaches the six-month mark after officially exiting its final bailout programme, the government’s to-do list still remains substantial. The latest to comment on the need to complete the agreed reforms on time was the European Commissioner f...

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  6. Minister's actions put PM on the spot as politicians' loans stir controversy

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government is facing fresh accusations of interfering in Greece’s institutions after Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis apparently recorded a telephone conversation with Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras and published the supposed tran...

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  7. New Democracy tax pledges put spotlight on available fiscal space
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    EconomyProgramme

    Following the announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday of immediate tax cuts, with others to follow, focus is turning to the government’s ability to find the fiscal space necessary to implement the measures while also meeting the p...

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  8. ND's electoral bill put before MPs as PM mulls options for president

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    MPs are due to begin debating on Wednesday the government’s proposed change to the electoral law, which is highly unlikely to gain the necessary level of support to avoid Greece’s next general election being held under the proportional representation sy...

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  9. VIDEO - How could Greece put the EU recovery fund to best use?
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    Agora

    In the latest episode of the video discussions organised by Agenda Publica and MacroPolis as part of the Future is Blue newsletter, MacroPolis editor Nick Malkoutzis speaks Olivier Vardakoulias, an economist with WWF Greece, and Marcus Bensasson, a fina...

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  10. PM announces extensive measures to build on recovery, counter inflation and put govt on track

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Projecting the message that “Greece is changing,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out a range of measures at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday that he hopes will allow his government to turn a new page and build new momentum o...

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