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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
. In addition, Fitch notes that the government has sufficient buffers to last them into the second... of Greece (BoG) said on Thursday that the ECB has lowered the emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) ceiling... eurozone bailout programme in mid-August 2015, the ECB has trimmed the ELA cap by 38.2 billion. NBG
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Newsletter 141
claimed that he had not been appointed as a middleman by them. New Democracy has described it as a “first class” scandal and has demanded that Kammenos face questions about his alleged role in the failed transaction. The defence minister denies any wrongdoing. A preliminary judicial investigation has
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Name and shame
Agora. Also, the temporary name under which FYROM has been participating in international organisations...-in-the-sky by their politicians for so long that distinguishing fantasy from reality has become too... the cracks within his own party on this divisive matter. The conservative leader has had to tread
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Some sad lessons the Western Balkans can learn from Bulgaria's EU Journey
Agorareputable indices and democracy reports, you may wonder if the country has not joined the wrong Union... as the most corrupt EU member — its last edition has placed Bulgaria 74th in the world together... flattering picture either — not only in the “control of corruption” category Bulgaria has scores
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Newsletter 366 - 20/01/2023
PoliticsPM turns focus to far right ahead of electionsKyriakos Mitsotakis has set his sights...” (Greeks) has been interpreted by the opposition as a cynical move by Mitsotakis to corral the right-wing vote. The government has hinted at the introduction of an amendment that will close any loopholes
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Newsletter 420 - 12/04/2024
appearances around the country as ND seeks to tap into his personal popularity, which has not waned.... Government officials have downplayed the significance of the decision, arguing that it has limited... ministers such as Yiannis Maniatis and Philippos Sachinidis. SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has opted
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Newsletter 424 - 24/05/2024
for ND and PASOK has edged up by just 0.1 point, while SYRIZA has seen its backing increase by 0.4 points. Support for ultranationalist Greek Solution has fallen by 0.6 points, which will be welcome news... air”. He has been arguing in recent interviews that narrowing the gap with New Democracy
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Divided, weak opposition gives Konstantopoulou boost and PM Mitsotakis space
PoliticsGreek Politicsaway from SYRIZA during Stefanos Kasselakis’s short-lived leadership of the leftist party, has... Left will elect any MPs when the next general election is held. The party has failed to make any discernible impact on the political scene in some 18 months of existence, despite the fact that it has
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The Greek crisis we don’t see
AgoraThe economic impact of the Greek crisis has been well publicised. A recession that began in 2008 has led to GDP contracting by a quarter, while unemployment has risen above 27 percent. Greece’s fiscal consolidation effort has also received much attention. A general government deficit of 15.6
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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
to form their own anti-bailout group, called Popular Unity. The fact it has 25 MPs makes it the third.... Lafazanis said that he would ask for the mandate after New Democracy has completed its deliberations... parties will hope that this will chip away at the lead SYRIZA has over them, which cannot be quantified
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