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  1. In Spain, the best generation is in danger of becoming the lost generation
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    Greece and double the average in the European Union. The European Commission has set up a 6-billion-euro Youth Unemployment Guarantee fund and the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has vowed to fight... University and University of Valencia, respectively. They complained that the government has

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  2. Greek gov't and Parliament on hold, waiting for cabinet reshuffle

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    for revenues, Haris Theocharis. In fact, there were reports on Thursday that Theocharis has been asked... will certainly be a challenge for the Greek government. It has been reported that Venizelos has acquiesced to the candidate coming from New Democracy’s ranks. This means Samaras has only a small pool

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  3. ‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
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    was, in the public eye, invariably blamed on the property tax that has proved deeply unpopular in a country where 80... tax kills,” read one newspaper headline. For a friend in his mid-50s who has been desperately looking... EU-imposed austerity has been replaced by resignation and despondency. And in this sense, the death

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  4. IMF appointment sends ripples of discontent through SYRIZA
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    become a hot political issue but SYRIZA has continued its tradition of doing things differently... is that this makes her an unsuitable person to represent the country at the IMF and that someone who has... cause has been promoted by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis even though she has no connections

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  5. Assorted obstacles block path to change of parties in coalition
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    their union. Tsipras has a range of options with which to appease his governing partner. It has been... to Kammenos, who has already switched his attention to Tuesday’s parliamentary debate on the state... of Centrists) has seen its poll ratings rise on the back of its criticism of the current administration

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  6. Athens watches Turkey-Russia rapprochement with interest
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    Athens has been closely monitoring Turkey’s attempt to mend fences with Moscow, a process... be an alternative ally to the EU, which has been critical of his handling of the coup aftermath..., Erdogan - obviously annoyed by the ambiguous position of many EU leaders - has threatened to scrap

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  7. Optimism in Athens as Cyprus talks move into delicate phase

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    The Cyprus issue has entered a critical phase ahead of a new round of talks between Cyprus... that there has been “significant progress” on the issue of territory but it remains to be seen... of guarantees. “On the Cyprus issue nothing should be considered as agreed until everything has been agreed

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  8. Greek-Turkish rift puts strain on Cyprus reunification talks
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    on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide has already begun to engage in talks with Athens and Ankara in an effort to lay... focus during the next Conference on Cyprus. With regards to internal security, Athens has proposed... of movement of goods, people, services and capital over borders) that Turkey has recently tabled as a demand

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  9. Key obstacles remain in bailout negotiations for pressured govt
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    The government has proclaimed progress in the latest talks with the institutions, which were due... of GDP), for the Greek side to be able to adopt some of the fiscal counter-measures it has identified..., it should also be considered that the Greek government has every interest to talk up the progress

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  10. ESM approves next bailout tranche, providing Athens with some relief
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    billion euros at the end of May. Once it has done so, another 800 million euros will be disbursed... market access but also because it has come under increasing pressure from opposition parties at home. New Democracy has asked for parliamentary inquiries to be set up to investigate Defence Minister

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