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Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agorathis as a yardstick to measure the party’s progress, one can only conclude that SYRIZA has made big strides... beast these days. From the fringe party of 2006, it has emerged into a potential party of power..., SYRIZA has benefited most from the chasm-like political cleavage that opened up in 2010. From
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Newsletter 18 - 06/03/2015
billion to the IMF in four tranches, on March 6, 13, 16 and 20. In addition Greece has to pay 1.08 billion.... On the cash revenue front, Greece has recently received 641 million from the Bank of Greece’s 2014... from the party line on a number of key issues. Varoufakis, who is not a party member, has withdrawn
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Greece is gasping for a deal
Agoradefault has been avoided, but they also bring greater anxiety that a default is getting closer. Greece has not received any bailout funding from its lenders since August but has kept meeting its debt payments. This has left the new government, which is still unable to agree on a set of reforms
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Waiting for the hurricane
AgoraOver the last few months, Greece has been like a town on the East Coast of the USA during... whether the creditors will offer any clear path to debt relief. If the Greek leader has little... that he will be able to secure the support of his party for an agreement. While a lot of attention has
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Newsletter 31 - 19/06/2015
are having direct and indirect negative implications on their fundamentals. The effect has been most profound on liquidity as the detrimental impact of the uncertainty on depositor sentiment has resulted... previously used for ECB Grexit fears coupled with capital control concerns has fuelled an increase
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Newsletter 44 - 25/09/2015
the opportunity to renew his coalition with Independent Greeks (ANEL), the prime minister has a considerable workload. The intensity and contentious nature of much of what the government has to do... the government has to do straight away, including drafting a pension reform plan, proceeding with privatisations
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Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016
from dealing with the practical consequences of the refugee crisis, which has flared up again over... of Macedonia (FYROM). This creates an immediate logistical problem for Greece as it has to find the spaces... are due to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, to confirm this has been achieved
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SYRIZA targets broader appeal as ND focuses on next bills
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has taken the next step in its gradual evolution following its 4.5 years in power... has emerged on top in the battle to make SYRIZA a broad church in its bid to be a party of power... much. The party currently has far fewer registered members than New Democracy and Tsipras aims
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Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?
EconomyFeaturesto implement with major cuts elsewhere. The government has now published its costings... birth rates. The figures are evidence that in government New Democracy has had to cut its coat.... In keeping with its pre-election promises, the government has maintained the basic tax-free threshold
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Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
Agora, an airplane filled with equipment arrived in Tirana two days later from Turkey. Although Rama’s criticism has not gone as far, he has repeatedly echoed the stance of his Serbian colleague. Curiously, both... surprised by Rama’s statement considering the unprecedented solidarity the bloc has shown to Albania
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