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Talk of refugee returns adds to stretched Greece's anxiety
PoliticsForeign Policyregulations. Germany has not returned refugees to Greece since 2011. Clearly, the prospect of refugees... of the hotspots there is set at just under 7,500. This has led to increasing unrest at the camps... there has been a marked increase in the number of asylum applications (around 4,000 per month in recent
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The great turn-off: Greece's TV permits auction
Agorashame that the process has been undermined in this way. The nebulousness surrounding Greek... to Greece, trust in TV stands at 67 percent, which is a real indictment of how badly the Greek media has... at the moment. The failure to address these chronic failings over the years has also weakened the opposition
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TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role
PoliticsGreek Politicsof judges has been called for October 13 to discuss the latest developments, which appear damaging for the government as they add to the impression that it has unduly influenced the licencing procedure in order to shape the result. That is certainly the main impression that the Greek public has been left
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Athens mulls Erdogan comment on Aegean islands, sees Cyprus talks dragging on
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been mulling over the implications of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent... of approach is usually followed by hostile acts. Until now, Turkey's foreign policy has not openly questioned... holds a key role in the efforts to broker a peace deal on Cyprus. His unpredictability has always been
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Despite the drama, Kammenos proves reliable coalition partner for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the structure of classes, feeling this was an attempt to diminish the influence the church has... that this is not the first time Kammenos has injected some drama over his role in the coalition. In March this year... be replaced in due course. Seven months on, Mouzalas is still in his post and Kammenos has not batted
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Erdogan comments draw new, but cautious, response from Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been forced to respond to remarks by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting... of the campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, as Turkey has been excluded so far from this military campaign which has the support of Western allies led by the US. These comments were made just
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Programme talks on fiscal issues open wide range of concerns
EconomyProgramme. The Finance Ministry has tried to play down the institutions’ concerns stressing the budget.... However, the Greek side has not accepted this proposal noting that the level of the tax-free threshold has been agreed with the institutions and was legislated last May. Finance Ministry sources also noted
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After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicsa few days ago. Artemiou, who has been linked to accounts included in the Panama Papers, said he... of the matter, with nothing significantly suspicious relating to Pappas emerging. The state minister has... of criticism. However, there has been no sign that Tsipras is considering ousting him in the cabinet
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Unemployment rate edges up to 23.4 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomyto 1.13 million. Over the last 12 months, the number of employed has grown by 57,700 but has been on a decelerating trend in the last five months. In addition, the number of unemployed has dropped by 59,800... has a similar forecast of 23.3 percent for 2016 and a more optimistic one for 2017, with the jobless
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In 16th successive fall, Eurosystem funding drops by 3.5 bln in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomyto 25.51 billion euros in October, to a new low since December 2012. It has been cut by 14.29.... At the same time, ELA funding narrowed to 46.27 billion euros, while has been reduced by 40.6 billion since June 2015. Almost half of this decrease has been posted over the last five months on the back
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