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Coalition in a bind as debt relief slips away and more austerity looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsput the Greek government on tenterhooks. There are indications that genuine concern has gripped Prime... whole crisis strategy is in danger of being put in doubt. Samaras, Venizelos and Stournaras have
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Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSixteen months after one-time rivals Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos put aside their differences to form a coalition government, the two have agreed on a policy framework..., the policy framework drawn up last year by the three parties put one goal above all others: Renegotiation
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be and what measures the government would have to take to fill it. In the meantime, we have put... said that government officials speaking anonymously after the EU summit put the figure at no more
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Does new troika visit spell fresh drama for Greece? Maybe not
Economy,” as International Monetary Fund’s managing director Christine Lagarde put it. Greece presented a draft... Central Bank executive board member Joerg Asmussen put a figure next to what until then was a vague
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When will Greek banks operate as credit institutions again?
Agorais happening at an uninterrupted pace for more than two years now. Put otherwise, since the beginning of 2011... such companies alive. Put otherwise, the normalisation of the credit transmission mechanism through
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Last man standing
Agoraon November 4 to put minds outside of Greece at ease with regard to his party’s plans should... reliant on put-downs and one-liners. Its attempts to inspire mass demonstrations have failed. While
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Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
Agorabanks and will put all lenders through stress tests. The ECB’s involvement gives us hope... markets, rely heavily on banks for financing. If the banking system is not put in order
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SYRIZA's bid to force elections by early 2015 will be a close-run thing
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe prime minister’s press office, indicated that the government could put together what he termed... George Papandreou made it clear that his party would not approve the candidate put forward
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Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
Agorainterest. The two justifications that core governments put forward were moral hazard and contagion... that Germany put on the financing package. The IMF knew in 2010 that Greece would need more time
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Fragmented, weak Greek centre left fails to find basis for cooperation
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the socialist party could be able to put forward more high profile candidates and the new... put the party on 4 to 7 percent. There is no suggestion that its association with other smaller
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