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Consensus, conviction and the anti-racism bill
Agoraof consensus and saw herself as a “conviction politician,” she may have been smiling down as the heads... ideological and more practical concern for Samaras as well. European Parliament elections next May are going... to concentrate voters’ minds and limit defections. In either case, a poor showing for ND and its partners in May
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
Agoramemorandum of understanding with the troika in May 2010, when the IMF made a major contribution towards... was agreed in the end of October 2011 when the eurozone took actually a leading role in securing. Between May... with the immediate problem on the cheap. It may be that from the broader eurozone perspective the time bought has
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Last man standing
Agoraare absolutely united on the matter. There may be as many as a third of SYRIZA members who are highly... the world that his party may be a little different but that ultimately on the key issue its position... it is living on borrowed time. A poor showing in the May European Parliament elections, for instance, could
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Greece in 2014: Where are we?
Agorais withering and it is doubtful whether there will be a serious centre left political presence in May... and European Parliament elections in May provide the angry and disillusioned with a perfect... Greece economically, politically and socially, it could enjoy a hefty victory at the polls in May. It’s
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Greece takes on EU presidency and some significant challenges with it
PoliticsGreek Politicsof this year’s fiscal gap. Then there are European Parliament and local elections to come in May. The domestic... Parliament and local elections in May, when voters could hand SYRIZA a sizable victory and the government a major defeat, may prove to be the government’s biggest test during this EU presidency.
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The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
Agorathat they are not interested in democratic accountability and transparency." Its public hearings may carry... elections coming up in May as discontent and euroscepticism festers in much of the EU, it is likely... decisions are made. May’s elections could be the moment the EU realises that it can no longer afford
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Greece and troika: Bailout tranche, funding gap and debt relief still pending
PoliticsGreek Politicsredemptions to make until May 20, when 4.2 billion euros worth of bonds held by the European Central Bank... to support the Greek banking system that matures on May 21. Stournaras has suggested it could be rolled... and European Parliament elections in May. Clearly, this is a blow to New Demcoracy and PASOK who had
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Greece’s first bailout, lenders and their pledge to maintain debt exposure
EconomyProgrammefrom the International Monetary Fund’s board meeting in May 2010, which sealed the organizations...” their positions on Greek state bonds and avoid driving yields upwards. On May 7, three days before... billion dollars respectively. In May 2010 the European Central Bank introduced the Securities Markets
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Eurogroup clears next bailout tranches for Greece, sets new goals
EconomyProgrammedue in mid May. The latter involves 2.7 billion related to a special Greek Government Bond (GGB) issued in May 2009 in exchange for Greek banks’ preference shares granted to the Greek State and 4.2... government and the troika. The IMF Executive Board is due to convene sometime in May to approve its next
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21,717,120,000
Agoraof the European Stability Mechanism’s (ESM) paid in capital, which was announced on May 1 as the fund reached its... to weaken the franc. The German taxpayer may not realize it, his or her government may not be willing
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