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  1. Greek-Turkish relations back in focus amid overflights and NATO chief's visit
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    airspace three times around the area of Oinousses islet on April 13 and four times on April 14 in the same area. According to senior foreign affairs analysts, Turkey considers these areas to be “grey zones... in the Aegean. Athens is upset that NATO's patrols still avoid the Dodecanese area due to Turkey's

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  2. Deposits grow by 1.3 bln in August, highest inflow in 2016

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and non-euro area residents – posted lower inflows of 997 million in August. On top of private sector... and small inflows of 174 million from other euro area residents and 74 million from non-euro area

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  3. IMF argues case for further reform of pension system
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    EconomyProgramme

    . Meanwhile, although social security contribution rates of 26 percent in Greece stand above the euro area... the highest in the euro area. Despite cuts in pensions in previous years, the average pension... in the euro area, at around 81 percent at the end of 2013, almost 30 percentage points above the eurozone

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  4. Kotzias visit to Washington still leaves some doubts about US stance
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    his talks with the new US administration, Kotzias tried to emphasise Greece's role in a volatile area... and the US role in the wider area. According to diplomatic sources, during talks with his US counterpart... to highlight to his opposite number Greece's geographical position and role in the area. Kotzias

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  5. IMF sets out why it stands apart from eurozone on long-term growth prospects
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    EconomyProgramme

    working age population decline is amongst the highest in the euro area and three times the average... participation to levels that exceed euro area average and thus offset the significant decline... the country’s ability to prosper in the euro area.”

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  6. Office prices slip by 0.7 percent in first half of 2017
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of H2 2014, which stood at 70.9. Broken down by area, nominal prime office spaces fell by 1.1 percent in the greater Athens area and by 0.5 percent in Thessaloniki, when compared to the previous.... In the Athens area, the index decreased by 0.4 percent from the previous semester, falling further

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  7. Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    went on to blame the recent deadly flooding in the area of decades of neglect, suggesting... minister pledged to invest in the area over the coming years and to create a new university there. The government also announced over the weekend that workers in the area who have not been able to return

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  8. Travel surplus rises by 17.4 pct in H1 as sharp rise in visitors drives receipts growth
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    non-EU visitors. Receipts from euro-area visitors rose by 25.9 percent year-on-year to 2.06 billion... visitors from euro-area countries, along with a rise of 30.6 percent in visitors from outside the euro-area. The number of visitors from non-EU28 countries rose by 4.6 percent. Visitors from Germany

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  9. IMF highlights bailout shortcomings in latest admission of programme errors
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    EconomyProgramme

    in the review where the main objectives of the programme were not achieved. Specifically, in the area..., approved the programme without debt restructuring. “Contagion was a major concern for euro area members, given banking exposures to the crisis-hit euro area countries and the absence of a firewall,” says

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  10. Building permits increase by 7.4 pct in May

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    surface area fell by 5.7 percent while volume increased by 2.1 percent. On a regional basis, YoY rises... at 5,724. Surface area fell by 13.3 percent, and volume dropped by 10.7 percent. During 2018, permits issued rose by 10.3 percent to 15,325. The respective surface area rose by 23.4 percent while

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