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  1. Does Greece need a third programme?
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    Agora

    crafted. The term ‘Memorandum’ has been negatively associated with the two predecessor programmes.... Critically, the agreement would be structured in such a manner that it has greater support among

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  2. Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
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    Agora

    2004) has come close to being at the end of the government’s full term in office. Then, Greece went... until Parliament has to elect a new president of the republic next February/March. Theoretically

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  3. Troika leaves with key issues pending and clock ticking for coalition

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the labour market have not been discussed at all. The government has drawn so called “red lines.... The conclusion of the review and the start of debt relief talks (the eurozone has said the second

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  4. Tourism helps bring Greek unemployment down to 26.4 pct in July
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    figure has surged by 910,000, or 3.4 times. As expected, the NSA figures showed a higher monthly... in July and has more than doubled since 2009. The next three age groups (25-34 years old, 35-44

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  5. Deflation rises again in Greece: CPI down by 0.8 pct in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (-1.3 percent). The headline figure turned negative for the first time in March 2013 and Greece has... posted in 2013, for the first time in more than 45 years. A slight inflation of 0.3 percent has been

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  6. Confidence vote debate sets tone for Greek political clashes to come
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the debate on the government’s behalf on Wednesday. This immediately riled SYRIZA as Voridis has... Transport Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis, with whom he has had previous clashes. The government

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  7. Samaras blames SYRIZA for market jitters but his main strategy is at risk
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    will lead to relations with the eurozone souring and investors losing all confidence. SYRIZA has been giving... an early bailout exit) has been seriously undermined by the markets' dwindling confidence. With yields

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  8. Greece changes banks' DTA conversion law to secure ECB/EBA approval
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    Economy

    , while the proposed model is in line with that of Portugal, which the European Central Bank has... (annual) profit loss. For example, if a bank has a capital of 10 billion, of which DTC is 2 billion (20

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  9. Greek coalition stands by early bailout exit plans despite fresh blows on bond, stock markets
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The task of putting a brave face on what has been a disturbing week for the government and its hopes of exiting the troika bailout early fell to Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis on Thursday...." This indicates that the market reaction has not yet deterred the Greek government from pursuing its goal

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  10. Greek credit contracts by another 3.5 pct in Sept as balances ease to 212 bln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    since June with net additions at 61 nillion. Credit expansion in the Greek market has been negative since the beginning of 2011 and has hovered between 3.5 and 3.7 percent over the past six months

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