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  1. Government rounds off legislative activity, Mitsotakis offers alternative on education
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government is trying to wrap up its legislative activity before the summer break so that it can then focus on different tasks from September. A raft of amendments was submitted to Parliament this week, much to the annoyance of the opposition parties. New Democracy walked out of the House

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  2. Reshuffle rumours surface as Tsipras prepares plan for autumn
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been meeting his ministers ahead of the brief summer break, fuelling speculation that he may make changes to his cabinet in the coming weeks. A number of local media outlets have reported over the past few days that some of the premier’s aides are advising him

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  3. Public sector evaluation and hirings in the spotlight
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    As Greek politics gradually winds down for the mid-August break, the country’s lenders are likely to have their attention on a couple of potentially important developments ahead of the third review, which is due to begin in the autumn. Reports suggest that the government’s repeated efforts

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  4. Coalition's ideological contrasts highlighted but Kammenos quashes rift talk
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    again SYRIZA’s claims of aiming to break with the practices of the past, which included relatives

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  5. Coalition faces demanding September on reform, fiscal and economic fronts
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The brief respite for the government from bailout-related tasks is coming to an end as focus is gradually moving towards the next bailout review and the prior actions that Athens has to complete. Returning from a short summer break, Greece’s ministers have a range of duties to undertake

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  6. Piraeus posts 7 mln net profit in Q2, NPE stock down for seventh straight quarter
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    EconomyBanking

    Piraeus Bank reversed its first-quarter (Q1) net losses of 7 million to profit of 7 million in Q2, resulting in a break-even bottom-line result in the first half (H1) of 2017. At the same time, pre-provision income (PPI) improved by 13 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 292 million in Q2, mostly

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  7. NBG reports net losses in Q2, NPEs down for fifth straight quarter
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    EconomyBanking

    National Bank of Greece (NBG) reported net losses of 13 million euros in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017 reversing the profits of 13 million in Q1, which resulted in a break-even bottom-line result for the first half (H1) of the year. The Q2 result includes a loss of 52 million from continued

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  8. Tsipras urges swift conclusion of review but doubts linger
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    about how the government will break the deadlock and whether this will delay the review

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  9. Athens in dispute with Spanish ambassador over Catalonia stance
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    accused the Spanish diplomat of double standards, noting that “By contrast, the 2011 Embassy break

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  10. Greece prepares for Erdogan visit, limits extent of Sharia law
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to a European capital, Erdogan wishes firstly to break the ice with Brussels and Washington

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