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  1. 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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  2. IMF distances itself from budget talks, leaving Athens and EU to hammer out deal

    EconomyProgramme

    The International Monetary Fund has officially indicated that although it believes Greece should implement the pension cuts it has agreed for next year, it will leave it up to Athens and its European lenders to come to an arrangement over the 2019 budget. The Fund has gradually taken a backseat

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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. 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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  5. Tsipras talks up 'positive' measures but polls show little impact so far
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    government has paid out more than 750,000 main, supplementary and lump-sum pensions since coming to power... clearly feels that he now has something tangible to show voters rather than the theoretical benefits... of SYRIZA (30.5 percent vs 21.5 percent), which means the gap between the two has narrowed by just 1

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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. 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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  10. Clearer picture ahead of confidence vote but Tsipras not secure yet

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    guarantees that he will achieve his goal. SYRIZA has 145 MPs and is counting on the vote of independent..., the prime minister knows that he has this majority secured. However, Tsipras made it clear on Sunday... longer if he does not obtain a clear majority. This means that he has until late on Wednesday

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