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  1. Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced

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  2. Fresh accusations against NGOs as govt hardens stance on migration

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    proving that NGOs were helping to transport Somali refugees to Turkey, paying for their visas... were also shown video testimony purporting to be from Somali migrants, who said they were told

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  3. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since

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    Mitsotakis conquista la mayoría absoluta en Grecia 07/07/19 Publico Mitsotakis prepara-se para vitória... of recovery but little relief for Greeks 24/03/18 La Vanguardia La larga travesía de Grecia 08/03/18... on question, potential aftermath 04/07/2015 La Gaceta de Negocios 'Es mejor seguir en Europa, de

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  5. Preparations for local elections expose SYRIZA weakness

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    SYRIZA stole a march on its political opponents recently by naming its candidates for May’s local elections ahead of rival parties but the move is threatening to backfire due to controversy over some of the appointments. The leftist party, which is hopi...

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  6. Internal and external difficulties with measures expose coalition's weaknesses
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    Concerns about the political and technical limitations of the second SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition are coming to the fore after it emerged Athens will not be in a position to claim the next 2-billion-euro sub-tranche from its lenders at Monday’s E...

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  7. Turkey: Fires expose how Erdogan's regime is descending into farce and caricature
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    Agora

    In the last two weeks, wildfires have destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of forest in Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean provinces, killed eight people and forced thousands of people including tourists to flee. As of 9 August, fires were continuing ...

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  8. Gaza continues to expose political fault lines as PM hopes peace deal brings less scrutiny

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    Greece’s Foreign Ministry may have welcomed a US-brokered peace deal between Israel and Hamas as “historic” this week, but the tension between the Greek government and opposition parties over the country’s stance on the Gaza issue continues to be intens...

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  9. If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
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    Agora

    productivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which

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  10. Greek train firm TRAINOSE attracts just one bid, no interest in rolling stock
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    Economy

    in 2005 as a subsidiary of the Greek railway company (OSE), which was founded in 1970 and is wholly owned

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