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Tsipras goes to Brussels with opposition's backing, parameters of agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicswill not be starting from scratch. Also, he has a less abrasive style than Varoufakis, which may prove priceless... Commission more than a week ago. Here is a reminder of what the government proposed last week..., such as job-creation programmes. It is likely that apart from trying to put these funds to practical
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Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat a three-year agreement would provide Greece with greater security than the previous proposal... of a banking collapse and extremely harsh economic conditions. This was a line of thought also put forward... to back a third bailout despite having said in the past that he would rather quit politics than sign a new
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Between heaven and hell
Agora. However, something surprising has happened: Rather than seeing Greeks panicking, as many people... the shopping costs for a week so those chores have to be put off until the next day, or the one... ourselves somewhere between heaven and hell rather than shuttling between the two all the time. Most
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Tsipras gears up for internal battle, sets priorities for summer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament. Tuesday’s leaks are essentially a challenge to Lafazanis and co to put up or shut up... in the bill he would have seen more defectors than the 39 SYRIZA MPs who failed to back him in last week’s... summer session, when just 100 rather than 300 lawmakers sit, as Tsipras could have replaced MPs who would
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Tsipras looks for traction with elections finely balanced in final stretch
PoliticsGreek Politicsput the conservatives ahead: Marc: SYRIZA 24.4, New Democracy 24 Kapa Research: SYRIZA 26.5, New.... Rather than tapping into the public media regarding cross-party cooperation, SYRIZA seems to have... still has hope of edging ahead in the last two weeks of the campaign, though. More than 10 percent
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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgrammefor banking recapitalisation would be made available after the first review and no later than November... seems to be taking longer than initially expected. Greece has so far implemented only one third.... Such a development will improve the outlook on the first review which has been put in doubt after
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Coalition in rush to wrap up pending bailout issues
EconomyProgrammefrom foreclosures. There is a considerable distance between the proposals put forward... than 70 percent of indebted households, it is clear that a climb-down from the Greek side would... fetch annual revenues of more than 200 million. Citing government sources, press reports note
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Greece, lenders reach deal to secure bailout sub-tranche and bank recap funds
EconomyProgrammeproperty value is set at 230,000 euros and the annual income would be no higher than 13,906 euros... sets of indebted households if the current commercial property value is lower than the initial... on all the issues related to the lending segments and NPL amounts that would be put on sale
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Tsipras seeks MPs' loyalty before next vote, leaves door open on future alliances
PoliticsGreek Politicsand PASOK than when mentioning To Potami or the Union of Centrists. The prime minister did not mention... Vassilis Leventis, Tsipras said he welcomed the proposals put forward by Leventis, even though... to social security contributions, rather than cuts to main pensions. “There should be no reduction
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Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
Agoraare “unacceptably harsh”, as government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili put it. It is true that on some issues, the fund is a harder taskmaster than the European lenders. “The fund’s position... intervention in the country’s debt rather than just tinkering around the edges. The fiscal and economic
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