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  1. Record bonds, rising bills: Greece’s economic paradox
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    Agora

    maintenance costs increased 6.6%. Eating out was 7.4% more expensive, air travel nearly 12% higher

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  2. Retail sales growth slows to 1.7 pct YoY in Nov on back of sharp drop in fuel transactions
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    sharply and turned negative to -4.7 points, from 6.6 points in the previous month, almost

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  3. No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The belligerent rhetoric from Turkey towards Greece has continued this week as Greek MPs prepare to vote on the maritime boundaries deal between Athens and Cairo that triggered the latest round of tension with Ankara. The roll call vote on the agreement with Egypt, as well as an earlier, similar

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  4. Wildfires and pandemic set political agenda as parties prepare for return to business
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The suppression of the previous week’s catastrophic wildfires and the traditional end of the Greek summer holiday season is giving the country’s political forces an opportunity to regroup and prepare the agenda for the return to business. For the government this means expediting the support package

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  5. SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    As SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis prepare to travel to Thessaloniki to provide their responses to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech at the trade fair on Saturday, the surveillance scandal continues to be a bone of contention between the government

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  6. Two more parties prepare to step onto overcrowded Greek political stage
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The fragmentation of Greek politics shows no sign of abating: The creation of another two parties – on opposite sides of the political spectrum – has been announced. Former cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos said on Tuesday he would launch a right-wing pa...

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  7. Much ground to cover as Greece, lenders prepare to resume talks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece and its lenders are due to resume on Saturday negotiations aimed at agreeing a set of reforms that could unlock further funding but there are doubts about whether an agreement could be reached soon. The European Commission confirmed on Friday tha...

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  8. Greek ministers prepare Israel visits in bid to further relations
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Two Greek ministers are due to visit Israel shortly as the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition continues to attempt to bolster relations with Tel Aviv. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is expected to arrive to Tel Aviv on July 6 for a two-day visit and De...

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  9. Review gathers pace as mission chiefs prepare for Athens return
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    EconomyProgramme

    Technical talks between the Greek government and the institutions have resumed in Athens ahead of the return of the mission chiefs to Greece on Monday amid efforts to complete the third review as soon as possible. The mission chiefs are expected to stay...

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  10. Institutions prepare for Athens return, completion of fourth review

    EconomyProgramme

    The institutions will return to Athens on May 14 with a view to securing a staff-level agreement (SLA) to bring the fourth review to a close later in the month, the Eurogroup decided on Friday. Eurogroup president Mario Centeno announced after the meeti...

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