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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
wants to show that it has completed the legislative process without any major interventions from... Commission has indicated that it is happy to consider the automatic mechanism. This has encouraged Athens, as has the apparent support for its position from the European Parliament (from the social
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With review completion in sight, which way next for Greece?
Agoraof an unsatisfying fudge on all sides but, then again, when has it ever been any different during the Greek... has been concluded. Broadly speaking, there are two paths: The relatively smooth one and the one... to get it out of the mire created by last year’s prolonged uncertainty. Greece has not received any
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Newsletter 85 - 05/08/2016
The August lull may be in full swing but Greek politics has still been ebbing and flowing this week.... The week has ended with the refugee crisis becoming a dominant theme again. Although there has not been... has lashed out at the west since the failed coup in his country. These developments have added
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Newsletter 105 - 03/02/2017
on the stance taken by its representative on the IMF board. There has been much speculation... chiefs having to return to Athens almost straight away. For this to happen, though, there has... has been adamant that it will not adopt any new measures, but speculation has been mounting over
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This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
AgoraIt has usually been the case during the last seven years that when a Greek government is nearing... that the era of austerity has come to an end, claims that the International Monetary Fund has abandoned its long-held positions and that the coalition has signed up to even higher primary surplus targets. Quite
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Agorabefitting a man who has an official role presiding over the regular gatherings of the eurozone finance.... Nevertheless, during his term at the head of the Eurogroup he has had to deal with the Cyprus... and extremely pernicious. They tug at the strings of the latent racism that has existed within Europe since
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoraresult was seen by some as a sign that the populist wave many feared would hit Europe has expended all... given the mud that Le Pen has slung at the EU and the Commission, its prematurity is symptomatic... of France during the first round. Le Pen may be destined for defeat now but she has a sizable base
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Judicial system becomes key battleground for political parties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe growing tension between the government and the country’s judiciary has moved up a level... before the particularly serious institutional crisis that has been caused by these attacks becomes... as the message coming from Greece’s lenders has been encouraging and there have been some signs
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Healthcare next stop for Tsipras amid Georgiou case fallout
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has presented the bill as an attempt to improve primary healthcare in Greece through the creation... the public health system. It has contrasted this with comments from New Democracy officials suggesting... agreed with the creditors, is trying to show that it has a completely different ideology
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
Agorabe pointed out that the discussion about modernising the planes has been going on for several years..., which often argues that it has implemented billions of euros worth of tax hikes and spending cuts... that has frequent bouts of instability and uncertainty. It is going through one of those periods
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