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  1. SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greeks (ANEL), whose parliamentary group is close to the point of no longer being recognised... relevance is declining ahead of the general elections later this year. ANEL looks set to suffer... with ANEL leader Kamemnos and is expected to sit as an independent. This would leave Kammenos with just five

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  2. Greek stocks, bond yields show effects of worsening mood regarding country's prospects
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    Economy

    The Greek stock market slumped 3.85 percent on Tuesday as the recent optimism that Greece would soon reach an agreement with its official creditors was doused by a Financial Times report showing that International Monetary Fund has adopted a gloomy outl...

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  3. Athens Stock Exchange erases losses made since elections as mood improves

    Economy

    Greek shares rose for the second successive session on Thursday, when they climbed by 3 percent following a rise by 2.86 percent on Wednesday. Thursday’s performance was also accompanied by a jump in turnover well above the 100-million-euro mark. Invest...

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  4. Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey ended with no major breakthrough on Wednesday either with regard to the refugee crisis or the crucial issues related to bilateral relations. Even though the atmosphere during the joint ...

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  5. Sceptical mood in SYRIZA, pending agreement with creditors
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government swiftly dismissed unsubstantiated rumours on Thursday morning about Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras preparing to call snap elections but it is clear that as long as there is no significant progress in its talks with the institutions s...

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  6. Mood sours as Greece and Turkey head for new round of exploratory talks
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece and Turkey return on Wednesday for the 63rd round of their exploratory talks, this time in Ankara, with the possibility that they could eventually lead to international arbitration if enough common ground is found. It will be the third time that ...

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  7. Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greek officials seem very satisfied with the results of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s trip to Washington, which gave the Greek leader an opportunity to raise a wide range of issues. The main aim for the Greek side was to carve out a new place on ...

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  8. 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 by 3.7 points in June, according to European Commission figures released on Thursday. Economic sentiment had been on the mend for a while, having recovered f...

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  9. Clash over institutional interference primes political mood ahead of local elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Although the attention of Greece’s main political parties is shifting to the first round of local elections this coming weekend, the government’s manoeuvring last week - which led to replacement of board members at the country’s communications privacy w...

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  10. Greece and Turkey keep mood positive as foreign ministers meet
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held an unexpected informal meeting with the leaders of Turkey, Cyprus and Albania on the sidelines of the European Political Community meeting in Budapest on Thursday. Although their talks focused more on the outcome ...

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