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  1. Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prospects for a deal between Greece and its lenders hang in the balance going into the Orthodox Easter weekend after another round of inconclusive talks on Wednesday. Alternate Finance Minister... up hope of finding common ground with its lenders, even if that may lead to more concessions from

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  2. Newsletter 41 - 04/09/2015

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    but has managed to hang in there. Under the new leadership of Fofi Gennimata, it is casting itself... and New Democracy. However, if the winning party’s margin of victory over the one in second place

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  3. ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    struggled to hang on to conservative voters alienated by socially liberal policies implemented earlier... appears to be redirecting its efforts at winning back socially conservative voters with a raft

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  4. Athens assesses new Turkish government, potential impact on imminent drive for fresh talks
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    head of MIT, while Yasar Guler was appointed as Defence Minister. Greek view From a Greek perspective.... Yasar Guler, who until recently was the head of the Turkish Armed Forces has never had any contact

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  5. Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016

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    miracle worker, or “Harvard-educated free-market reformer”, as the Wall Street Journal describes him.... The Wall Street Journal writes that Mitsotakis won “respect from Greece’s creditors for his efforts... by the government at the beginning of the week. Finding a formula to achieve pension cost savings

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  6. Holding out for a (reformist) hero
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    Agora

    potential miracle worker, or “Harvard-educated free-market reformer”, as the Wall Street Journal... bureaucracy and weak political will have to be overcome. The Wall Street Journal writes... position as he got closer to power and, after winning the June 2012 elections and heading a new three

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  7. Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    settlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact... constitution, although that level is for binding votes. The defence minister suggested that he had been

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  8. Tsipras faces lenders' wall in Brussels as political tension grows in Athens

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    A new round of marathon talks are due to take place in Brussels on Thursday after a failure to reach an agreement on Wednesday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held two sets of talks totalling about six hours with European Commission president Jean-Claude...

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  9. Effort to unite PASOK and Potami seems to have hit a wall

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The project to unite PASOK and To Potami in order to create a dynamic third force in Greek politics with the potential to be a key governing partner or kingmaker appears to be in danger of collapsing. Only a few days after the leaders of the two parties...

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  10. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
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    Agora

    For two successive years, China has been Germany’s most important trading partner. In 2017, the trade volume between both countries reached 186,6 billion euro. Germany’s second most important trading partner was The Netherlands with 177 billion euro, fo...

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