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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis an atheist, meeting monks was indeed unusual. It was the first such visit by a leftist leader since
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To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami
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Newsletter 1 31/10/2014
, especially if they are from the same party, are not necessarily a rare occurrence – even within the unusual
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Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon
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Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference
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Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
EconomyBankingIn an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus
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Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014
by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece
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Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
AgoraAthens’ addiction to partisanship and political drama was yet again on full display during the last days of 2014. The election of the country’s president by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece. But the outdated electoral procedure through
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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s existence. However, SYRIZA took an unusual step a few days ago which could, theoretically
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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
rather unusual for outside observers, given that such programmatic platforms can serve as roadmaps
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