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New Democracy and SYRIZA neck and neck for EP vote but PASOK adrift
PoliticsGreek Politics(@MacroPolis_gr) May 3, 2014 Another two put SYRIZA in front: Palmos poll for TVXS (#EP2014): SYRIZA 21.5%, ND... showing in polls could be attributed to its unfamiliarity is now over. With less than three weeks... that if the Olive Tree gets less than 10 percent in the European elections, this would create “a problem
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Significant post-election economic challenges await Greek coalition
Economy) in 2014, 0.8 percentage points higher than Economic Adjustment Programme (EAP) target. The next troika... and could put further pressure on eurozone partners to adopt a concrete solution. A lack of liquidity... of unemployed is at 1.3 million, which is three times higher than in February 2009. Youth unemployment remains
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EU elections do not mark end of numbers game in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe results of the European Parliament elections in Greece have put any prospects of snap general... than 24 hours after the elections were held SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras claimed his party’s 3.9... sitting as independents to back its candidate. However, this is unlikely to yield much more than four
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Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
PoliticsGreek Politicsend up being a sterner test of SYRIZA's mettle than the coalition's. The opposition party upped... relating to the liberalisation of the energy sector rather than just blocking the sale of the so-called "small PPC." In an attempt to put the recalcitrant KKE in a tight spot, SYRIZA indicated it would
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Public deficit and democratic duty
Agorato suggest that Greece’s deficit was inflated so it was bigger than Ireland’s, triggering an international... rates, staving off a financial assistance program. Lastly, to put the blame for Greece’s 2009 deficit... in the build up to Greece turning to the eurozone and the IMF for a bailout is far more sinister than just
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Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
PoliticsGreek Politics-DEI), whose interests were far narrower than those represented by the groups opposing coastal... Golden Dawn) demanded such a discussion, they backed seven different proposals rather than uniting... the one put forward by the government. In this respect, the PPC bill showed that SYRIZA could muster
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Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
Agoravia a currency board in an attempt to curb hyperinflation which had averaged more than 300 percent... in circulation than the central bank has reserves (dollars in this case) so it can convert them one... it 4 billion dollars annually in interest payments. S&P put Argentina on a Selective Default rating
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MacroPolis is taking the next step
Agora, as well as national media in several countries. Since launching, we have: Published more than 1,500 articles Hosted just under 100 opinion pieces from more than a dozen experts in The Agora Attracted... development we will do even more to put Greece in perspective.
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Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
Agorafew days that the New Democracy-PASOK administration was counting its remaining days, rather than... Democracy and PASOK MPs who voiced their frustrations with increasing gusto to put up or shut up, at least... legislation to Parliament with more chances of it passing. More than anything else, though, it gives Samaras
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‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
Agorawas much worse than expected. Within months, the European Commission, European Central Bank and IMF..., but are far fewer and much smaller than anything seen in 2010, 2011 or 2012. Much of that anger against..., that ending up in tax arrears could see you put out on the street, will ensure that most homeowners
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