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SYRIZA's weak foreign, defence policy credentials a vulnerability
PoliticsForeign Policyelections and a change of government, there are few questions being asked about the leftist party’s... SYRIZA’s inexperience in diplomacy and defence should Parliament fail to elect a president... and the heads of Greece’s armed forces. Tsipras made a point of praising the country’s military after
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agorabe preferable for them to implement the bailout rather than SYRIZA. Then there is the issue of Tsipras’s... on the more tangible aspects of yesterday’s victory. The margin of SYRIZA’s victory was bigger than... the reliability of these surveys and the methods used to gauge the public’s mood. Nevertheless, the size
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Newsletter 59 - 22/01/2016
to remain at the forefront of Greece’s discussions with its lenders since it constitutes the most... ceiling than the one contained in the government’s initial proposal. At the same time, farmers...). The new offer stands at 368.5 million euros, implying a premium of 70 percent on the company’s
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
that revealed “further measures will be needed in 2016 and 2017 in order to reach the programme’s... or compromise. Protests underline political precarity Lack of dissent could be indication of govt’s will to stay in office Around 40,000–50,000 people are estimated to have taken part in Thursday’s
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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
the government’s view on the state of negotiations with the institutions. Tsakalotos said... refrained from publishing its projections on Greece’s 2016 fiscal figures. For 2015, the fund... not to feel that a re-run of last year’s frantic summer is just beginning, especially
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Asking Greece to stack more austerity measures ignores past failings
AgoraAt the Eurogroup that took place in Amsterdam last week, Greece’s lenders decided to “stack” more measures just as the director of the International Monetary Fund’s European department Poul Thomsen... in the third quarter. It was all supposed to be going so well that the government led by New Democracy’s
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Government's relationship with Stournaras teeters again
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe spotlight is back on the government’s fractious relationship with Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras after anti-corruption prosecutors reportedly raided the ex-finance minister’s home... was between 2011 and 2013, before the current government came to power. Stournaras’s wife issued
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Newsletter 90 - 30/09/2016
percent to reach 28.02 billion, 363 million higher than target, although August’s target included... of 2011, resulting in a 23 percent drop in loan balance over this period. Greece’s ranking in the Global... hopes Departure of controversial TV licence bidder provides some relief The government’s week consisted
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IMF sets out why it stands apart from eurozone on long-term growth prospects
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s long-term growth potential was one of the main points of contention as the International Monetary Fund and the Greece’s eurozone creditors were attempting to bridge their differences on debt sustainability to ensure the conclusion of the review and the Fund’s participation in the programme
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How Greece sleepwalked off a cliff in 2009, in black and white
Agorathe country’s “rich natural resources” to scapegoating the head of the statistical office even though... outlets. The debate about the year that sealed Greece’s fate became a playing field for demagogues... sources and the events of 2009 are part of Greece’s sad history. The responsibility of the government led
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