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  1. Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , which has largely been able to hide behind a cloak of populist nationalism. The arrest of Golden... as their coalition partners. This makes for a potentially explosive political mix. Golden Dawn has...-influenced November 17 terrorist group, could be among those allowed to leave prison. This has angered

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  2. Greek relations with US on edge due to law allowing terrorist's release

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    care he is receiving in prison (over which Greece has been warned by the European Court of Human... side, which has not been convinced by the arguments Athens has put forward. Pearce is said to have

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  3. The faces change, the issues remain the same
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    Agora

    Such has been the impasse between Greece and its lenders over the last three month (add a few more... corralled by a series of moves on Monday. Tsakalotos has accompanied Varoufakis to a number of his international meetings since January and has already taken part in the tortuous technical talks

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  4. Moody's downgrades Greek bond rating, sees chances of accident rising

    Economy

    . The rating agency notes that there are indications that the process has taken a new sense... in a Greece defaulting on its marketable debt (including that held by the ECB) has risen. Low investor confidence has adversely deposits, which have fallen by around 32 billion euros since December

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  5. Tsipras eyes movement on EEZ after second Greece, Cyprus and Egypt pact
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Zones (EEZ) in 2003 but there has been no such deal between Athens and Cairo. Greece’s greatest concern... objections have so far acted as a deterrent for Egypt, which has feared damaging its relations... of antagonising Turkey but the decision to mark out their EEZs in areas where Ankara has no claims

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  6. Greece hopes to catch break from ECB as IMF puts its foot down
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    a deal on the remaining measures in order to unlock the 7.2 billion euros in bailout funding that has... be rolled into talks about a third bailout package for Greece. Athens has another 1.5 billion euros... Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. IMF demands However, the discussion has been complicated

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  7. This is how Greece kept its budget on track in Q1

    Agora

    positive on the state’s current cash flow as it has probably already been utilized since... announced that income tax is due to be paid as of July, while the new government has not yet clarified.... Since the new government has repeatedly stressed its sensitivity on the issue of social protection

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  8. Athens keeps options open on gas pipelines despite nudge from Washington
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The Greek government’s multi-pronged approach to energy issues has been in focus over the past few... in extending the pipeline, which aims to carry gas from the Black Sea to Turkey. TAP, which has... a “Greek Stream” extension to the Turkish Stream. The government, however, has already stressed

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  9. Eurosystem funding for Greek banks up by 5.6 bln in Apr, reaches 112.8 bln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by the ECB for that period. Since the beginning of April, the ECB has been assessing the ELA limit for Greek banks on a weekly basis (from bi-weekly before). The cap has been revised upwardly twice... that Greek banks’ dependency on ELA has further increased by more than 2 billion to 76.5 billion

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  10. Signs of siege mentality in gov't dispute with lenders, BoG governor

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the 7.2 billion euros. Athens has put forward similar arguments in the past but the latest attempt... relationship has also been poisoned further by the regular leaks regarding bank withdrawals over the last few... that the battle of attrition that has been going on for some months will continue.

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