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  1. Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?
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    Agora

    . Nominal GDP growth in the EU27 averaged 3.3 percent a year, well below the 5 percent assumed... percent in real terms. Alternatively, if nominal growth averaged 3.3 percent a year, and we aimed... numbers are based on “ongoing” fiscal operations, not including such one-time effects. Such an unusual

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  2. Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya

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  3. Industry, services and construction lead fall in Feb economic sentiment to 106.9

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    month, according to European Commission figures released on Thursday. Over the rolling 12-month... in the previous month. Consumer confidence is 2.7 points improved on a 12-month rolling basis.... The EEI is down 3.5 points on the rolling 12-month period. Industry confidence stayed in positive

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  4. Will the real men of unity please stand up?
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    Slovakia’s Peter Kazimir to a question about Greece’s reform proposals, which obviously lacked enough... and the socialists are polling strongly. Tsipras, however, did overstep the mark in suggesting

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  5. Economic sentiment continues slide in Oct, consumer confidence low

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    a decline of 3.3 points in September, according to European Commission figures released on Monday... most recent low in May 2020 following the Covid outbreak, dropping to 84.4. Over the rolling 12-month... in the rolling 12-month period. Industry confidence went deeper into negative territory to -4.3, from -2 points

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  6. Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    raised eyebrows given that Tsipras’s other meetings were with party leaders. It is highly unusual... public on Monday evening highlighted the poor state that the main opposition party finds itself

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  7. New Democracy latches on to SYRIZA confusion over law and order

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that it is in the unusual role of having to act against the kind of activism it encouraged while in opposition.... Apart from trying to convince the public that the government is doing a poor job on law and order

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  8. Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to help. Resignations The poor handling of the aftermath of the disaster on the communications front... that is unusual for such circumstances in Greece, when parties are usually focussed on shifting blame on each

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  9. New waste strategy dials down recycling targets, promises to address landfill problems
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Greece also has a poor record in conventional waste management. With more than 80 percent of waste... and prompting complaints from visitors and tour operators, while it is not unusual for local

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  10. Bill to regulate demonstrations stirs opposition reaction
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and for shops to operate. It is also not unusual for peaceful protests to attract violent... the pandemic is hindering proper democratic scrutiny and will result in poor quality legislation. Polls

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