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  1. Piraeus port sale setback troubles Tsipras ahead of China visit
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the first time that draft legislation has to be changed at the last minute but the size... has been openly opposed to OLP’s sale and has been widely accused of trying to obstruct the process... has shown a reluctance to make any changes to his cabinet, despite the fact some ministers

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  2. Industrial production up again in May with 2.9 pct increase

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    production has risen by 0.8 percent compared to a 0.7 percent increase for the same 5-month period last..., the drop in electricity production has reached 3.3 percent and water supply is 1.8 percent lower. Only manufacturing production has expanded, by 3.5 percent, compared to the Jan-May period of last year

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  3. Coalition and opposition make proposal and counter-proposal in build-up to electoral law vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    has so far shown a reluctant to accept the idea of granting the vote to Greeks living abroad, which has been a subject of discussion in Greece for many years. Tsipras may be concerned... into smaller departments. This is a reform that New Democracy has also called for. PASOK and Potami

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  4. Electoral law vote brought forward, refugee crisis returns to political agenda
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the people want is “populism.” The issue of constitutional reform has not yet been debated within... to spend any extra money beyond what has already been budgeted for to cover the cost of housing... to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The refugee situation has come back into focus as a result

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  5. Coalition to focus on constitutional reform after electoral law, as TV tender progresses

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Publications and Lambrakis Press, was the first private channel to go to air in Greece in 1989. Recently it has... regularly not airing due to protests by employees. Over the last few years Mega has been a target... and increase transparency, given that Greece has never held a proper licensing procedure for broadcasters

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  6. Added layer of complexity to Greek-Turkish relations in wake of failed coup
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    of the refugee deal signed earlier this year. As a result, the EU has avoided strongly criticising the crackdown that has followed the abortive coup. During telephone calls with his European counterparts... in Greece. According to government sources, Tsipras has received reassurances that, if necessary, the EU

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  7. Study highlights overregulation and bad law-making in recent years

    Society

    In the last 15 years, Greece has passed 36 tax laws, as well as 108 temporary provisions and 238... of all governments, has three main causes, according to the study. The first relates to the political.... This trend is especially pronounced in periods of political polarisation. The second cause has to do

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  8. Economic sentiment rises to 92.5 pts in Aug, consumer confidence edges down for second straight month
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    2015. During this year, ESI has edged up by 4.9 points. Consumer confidence moved in the opposite... recorded in July, and landed at -70.1. Since the beginning of the year, consumer confidence has... rebounded by 3.1 points to -52.5 in August. However, it has still experienced a decline of 3.4 points

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  9. Greece not seen meeting milestones soon, refugee rise may add to tension

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    percent stake in the electricity grid operator ADMIE to a strategic investor) has been completed... not uphold the EU-Turkey agreement on refugees if Brussels has not secure visa-free travel for Turks.... We expect visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens at the latest in October 2016.” Athens has been

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  10. TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . As the process has dragged on, so the controversy has grown, with current broadcasters having running... to ransom. This poisonous atmosphere will not disappear once the auction has been completed. Many... to a period when SYRIZA was in opposition and that the latest case has been triggered by a Supreme

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