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Greece and creditors eye compromise to move review along
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe IMF’s European director Poul Thomsen described as “Mickey Mouse”) to be tougher than those already... cannot avoid and to delay the discussion on debt relief, rather than to secure concessions on Greece... a disbursement before Athens runs into payment problems in July. Emerging from Wednesday’s round of talks
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Coalition to focus on constitutional reform after electoral law, as TV tender progresses
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe president’s powers and possibly having him or her elected by voters rather than MPs. Prime Minister... be made rather than setting out specific proposals. It is clear that the debate about the electoral... run into financial problems, which have led to staff not being paid and a number of programmes
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Greece worst-performer in EU 28 for social justice
Societythan double the 2009 figure of 9.7 percent. In the report’s special sub-index on children and youth... of these 15-to-24-year-olds has more than doubled since 2008 to 49.8 percent,” the report found... problems. The share of people threatened by poverty or social exclusion remains extraordinarily high
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New poll hurts coalition's recovery hopes as Turkey threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the government. Although these figures are between one and two percentage points better than last month... next year will be better than 2016. Of course, the government will hope that these figures will change..., there are more pressing problems for the government to tackle. Apart from the negotiations
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The implications of Erdogan's referendum victory
Agorathe repressive apparatus and whip up Turkish nationalism rather than producing the inclusive... more than cultural rights and the deep mistrust between the two sides – due to the repression... economic problems in the medium- and long-term. There is also a considerable risk that the further
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No country for reluctant peacemakers
Agorayears of negotiations and more than 50 years of partition, they want to live in a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. This question is now more pertinent than ever. During the last ten years, in two... a mutually agreed solution, one has to wonder whether anyone else can. One of the biggest problems
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Eurogroup stresses need for quick review, leaves some issues open
PoliticsGreek Politicsby 5.1 billion euros in August, which was the biggest monthly reduction in more than a year. However... instalment of ENFIA property tax being due in September, rather than August as had originally been... problems involving former Hellenic Statistic Authority (ELSTAT) director Andreas Georgiou were
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the end of the programme. This is larger than the 9-billion-euro buffer that was discussed at the June... at a faster pace than exports. The non-oil balance of goods deficit worsened by 180 million euros to 1.22... to grow out of their NPL problems.” The IMF is concerned about the strength of Greek banks capital
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign Policyin Athens having to spend money, rather than attract investments. “Unfortunately, based.... It was no more than has been said by Washington on previous occasions but the comment was nevertheless... of the problems are behind it.” This was exactly the kind of comment that Athens had been hoping to hear
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Opposition keeps spotlight on arms deal as coalition looks for way out
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the papers. Voridis also argued that Papadopoulos acted as a paid middleman rather than an official... not want to seem less in tune with the concerns of the working class than its leftist rivals, even... problems. Apart from the fact he has been made a target by New Democracy, which senses that he
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