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  1. Capture of soldiers adds to complexity of Greek-Turkish relations
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    episode near the Imia islets, when a Turkish vessel rammed a Hellenic Coast Guard boat, was presented

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  2. Rating agencies up Greece's scores, adding to positive outlook
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    Economy

    that the positive outlook will remain, meriting further upgrade action in the near-term if Greece manages

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  3. 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, Mitsotakis launched a strong attack on the government

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  4. Much ground to cover on prior actions despite privatisation progress
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    EconomyProgramme

    prior actions are near completion so far. The Greek government is aiming to make further progress

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  5. Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
    Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Fosphotos

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Athens has tried to downplay an incident on Monday night involving a Turkish Coast Guard helicopter, which allegedly flied at low altitude with its lights off near the Greek islet of Ro, in what was the latest example of sustained friction between the two countries. The Greek government appears

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  6. IMF revises growth forecasts downwards, emphasising gap with other lenders
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the positive outlook, with growth estimates that exceed 2 percent in the near term. On the sidelines

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  7. Capital controls eased, allowing larger withdrawals and doubling limit on business transfers abroad
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of capital controls in the near-term, 79 percent did not expect to withdraw their savings once capital

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  8. Manufacturing PMI up to 54.2 in May, completing 12 months of rises
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The rate of optimism amongst respondents remains near April’s high, with 45 percent of those

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  9. More debt talks lined up but chances of IMF departure growing
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    EconomyProgramme

    discussion at the moment but other government officials have suggested that this may change in the near

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  10. The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context

    EconomyFeatures

    It 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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