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PM tries to isolate protesting farmers, dismisses talk of reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicschains disrupted. Speaking to Action24 TV, Mitsotakis acknowledged the anger but argued... in Mitsotakis’s TV remarks. He reminded viewers that Greece remains under close scrutiny from
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PM sets out case for third term, surveys global landscape and talks up constitutional reform
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a wide‑ranging interview with Skai TV, covering domestic and international developments in some detail to defend his government’s record, acknowledge...‑standing positions. Constitutional reforms Mitsotakis used the Skai TV interview on Monday to place his
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Coalition unwound
Agoraand Fotis Kouvelis of Democratic Left (DIMAR), tested the government’s tolerances to breaking point. Given... attempt to please all sides. There was always going to be a point where this political balancing act... breaking eggs, at some point you also have to serve an omelet. A glance at the make-up, history
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Last man standing
Agorawas well below what the circumstances demanded. He might point to the pettiness of his rivals but a would-be prime minister has to start showing at some point that he is a cut above the rest. While SYRIZA... the building's front gates during a melee with police. At the point which Greece has reached, SYRIZA
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Newsletter 15 - 13/02/2015
January figure of 3.85 billion as an indicative point, the revenue shortfall could be reduced... supporters. “The left’s time has come,” chanted the crowd at one point during his speech. Without... to this point, Tsipras has displayed greater political deftness than most would give him credit
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicsat some point on Wednesday but it is not clear if this will be accepted as Athens is specifically... for this revision of dates on the condition that it is the starting point for genuine negotiations... of the previous program that we accept. We need assurances on this point. We can accept this revision
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Newsletter 20 - 20/03/2015
with the technical teams sent to Athens has been limited, a major point of friction was created when... and not vice versa is a key point of departure. The chancellor phoned him on Monday afternoon and he... in Brussels, where the most recent one took place on Thursday. It is important to point out
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Unemployment rate at 25.7 pct in Jan, lowest since Aug 2012
EconomyMacroeconomypercentage point to 26.8 percent in December. The monthly change in January’s SA jobless rate mainly..., the aggregate figures point to a cumulative drop of 22.5 percent corresponding to 1,027,300 lower... by the European Commission in early February point to a decline of the unemployment rate from 26.6
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Greek coalition braces for internal debate over agreement with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicswill point to the fact that the government has avoided scrapping the benefit for low-income pensioners (EKAS), as well as a 10 percentage point rise in VAT on electricity. Labour Minister Panos Skourletis also suggested that collective bargaining would return, which will be another useful selling point
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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
before Greeks go to their polling stations. Meimarakis made a point of meeting parliamentary speaker Zoi..., 61-year-old career politician Evangelos Meimarakis, has made a point of saying he will renew... but pushing PASOK on from this low point will require more drive and vision than has been on view during
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