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  1. Greece weighs its options as Turkey prepares 'Blue Homeland' legislation

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Homeland” doctrine has become a subject of intense discussion within the Greek government, with officials... despite the relative calm that has characterised Greek–Turkish relations since the adoption... that backdrop, reports that Turkey has been working for several years on legislation concerning maritime claims

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  2. Government scrambles to ease household pressure as PM targets PASOK and ELAS for “freebie politics”

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    insecurity. Nearly half of respondents say their financial situation has worsened over the past year... of interventions aimed at supporting households. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced... sensitivity is at its peak. Mitsotakis has also promised that the recent fall in global oil prices

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  3. Political fallout follows Thessaloniki attack as new poll shows ND well short of majority
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the life of Vagia Nestora, the mother of a local conservative candidate, has become a defining moment... that political discourse has developed a “tendency towards expressions that arm the hands” of those who... his government as the only one that has “dared to confront organised groups that were politically

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  4. In hindsight it would have been nicer

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    with the immediate problem on the cheap. It may be that from the broader eurozone perspective the time bought has... prior to Sunday’s German elections and has been vaguely linked to Greece achieving a primary surplus... and has suffered through repeated spending cuts and tax measures. The impact on the Greek society

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  5. Greece and troika agree 2013 primary surplus will be just 500 mln - here's why

    EconomyProgramme

    of the annual figure. The revenue headline is also complemented by the fact that the state has held... has been the most usual suspect called upon in the effort to ration spending and get Greece closer to the target. Holding back on investment has cost Greece dearly as these investments have a high

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  6. What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    members on Saturday was a surprise on many levels. Firstly, no party leader has been arrested in Greece... they have not always displayed. Also, the clampdown on the neofascist party - which has reportedly been... a Golden Dawn member murdered anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas on September 17 has been impressive

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  7. SYRIZA to test coalition with censure motion but victory unlikely

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Despite the contentious austerity policies the Greek government has implemented since being elected in June 2012, its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT has caused political waves like... are not that rare in recent Greek political history. This is the 11th censure motion that has been submitted

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  8. Amid flare-up with PASOK, Tsipras makes plans to govern
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has sparked a new war of words with PASOK after saying that Socialist MPs who quit their party would be welcomed by the leftists but the row has overshadowed his attempt... events that precipitated the military taking control of the country in April 1967. This clash has

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  9. After Merkel, Samaras faces immediate challenges on domestic front
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    government has to meet a series of challenges before the beginning of 2014 when the country takes over... has achieved a great deal, despite the ongoing friction with the troika. “Substantial progress... surplus. However, April is still a long way off for Samaras and Greece. The prime minister has

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  10. Debt relief or debt restructuring for Greece?

    Agora

    head has major implications for the political economy of the country’s debt overhang. This “drastic... of the aforementioned debt migration? The momentum from the private to the official sector has now.... Against the background of this structural transition in Greece’s sovereign debt profile one has

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