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Between Scylla and Charybdis
AgoraHere we are again, just over five years of the anniversary of the country’s first programme and more than 210 billion euros of financing later, Greece is about to hold the referendum... the referendum last Friday night, the prime minister put himself in the same shoes as George
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EU makes dramatic revision to economic forecasts, sees recession of 2-4 pct this year
Economyfor net financing needs of 74 billion is 4 billion lower than that projected by the IMF. The EC notes... financing until the new programme can be put in place to cover its imminent financing obligations.
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SYRIZA's left wing hoping to prevent Tsipras from concluding bailout talks
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the creditors. 2) An emergency congress would mean new delegates being elected rather than the ones who... or if this decision should be put to a vote of party members. Clearly, the worst possible development
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Tsipras gets his way over September congress, gains breathing space from SYRIZA rebels
PoliticsGreek Politicscongress in September rather than the immediate gathering suggested by those opposing the third.... Also, it means that Tsipras avoids having to pursue the other alternative he put before the central
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Possibility of snap elections after third bailout agreed is firmly on Tsipras's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the elections, rather than a new, breakaway party. The “need” for an early trip to the ballot box... that those in favour of returning to the drachma would put Greece in danger. When questioned about
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Tsipras ponders delaying snap elections until debt relief talks start
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggests that rather than choose to hold SYRIZA’s congress in September (where the split within... and road tax before the end of the year. Opposition parties are expected to put pressure on Tsipras
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Have inflation "repay" Greek debt and growth reduce indebtedness
Agorato Greece’s budget would be very limited. Put differently, such a haircut would be the least attractive... during a career spanning more than 40 years. You can follow Klaus on Twitter: @kleingut. His blog
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SYRIZA and New Democracy neck-and-neck as post-election scenarios become clearer
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put New Democracy in the lead, although by just 0.3 percentage points. GPO poll for Mega TV ND 25.3... as slightly more capable of implementing the bailout than Meimarakis (28.8 percent vs 27.1 percent
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In fragmented political environment, Meimarakis banks on message of unity
PoliticsGreek Politics. No major surprises are expected on the lists put forward by SYRIZA and New Democracy, especially given..., it will prefer to remain in opposition rather than ally with New Democracy. The Tsipras camp clearly
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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agoraof the total. Taken together, that made them more successful than poll-topping New Democracy, which took 1.19... five times to enter the European Parliament). Opinion polls put the party at around 4 percent, which
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