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Tsipras confounds expectations, creates new doubts by reviving coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras’s strategy and it will now be much more difficult for internal critics to challenge him... expectations, increasing its vote from 4.6 in January to 6.2 now (although it should be pointed out... for the decline. It is likely he will now step aside and there must be doubts about whether the party
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Travel receipts up by a modest 3.5 pct in July in aftermath of capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomyof the second quarter, amid rumors for potential Grexit and political instability, 2015 is now expected... and 1 million above SETE initial estimate of 25 million. In addition, direct tourism revenues are now... - the recessionary impact from capital controls, with Greek officials and banks now forecasting a GDP
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Portugal and Greece: The opposite ends of Europe’s southern periphery
Agoraof those trying to find work abroad. In the case of Portugal, citizens are now migrating to the former... are not only moving to traditional destinations such as Australia, Canada or the U.S. They are now including... government failed to gain a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday and now a Socialist-led
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Warning signs for coalition after majority trimmed in multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsa new pension reform plan alone could test the government’s unity. Tsipras is now under pressure... that has been largely alien to him now; that of the enforcer. His coalition partner, ANEL leader Panos... conciliatory now. PASOK and Potami, though, were equally aggressive. There has been speculation that Tsipras
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
that the government is now having to adopt, such as higher taxation for farmers and scaling back... reaction from unions and social groups, the clashes between police and protesters and now dissent... for bank recapitalization, the government now faces another thorny issue in reforming the country’s
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On the road to realpolitik with Alexis Tsipras at the wheel
Agora” and then agreed to remove much of the protection against foreclosures in place for homeowners. Now, Tsipras... to the political wilderness were the previous rebels now find themselves. However, the problem... going the same way? This is why the premier is now exploring the option of consensus and finds himself
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Sensing opportunity, Golden Dawn rears its head again
PoliticsGreek Politicsan indication that Golden Dawn senses an opportunity to revive the party’s fortunes now... MPs now seems to have come to an end. With resentment at the current government growing, Golden Dawn..., may also fuel the extremist party, especially now that the problem is not just limited
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Investment: The forgotten casualty of the Greek crisis
Agorain 2014, a nosedive of 93 percent. Investment in housing now represents a mere 9 percent of total... of 10.4 billion. It stood at 7.3 billion euros, down by 18 percent since 2007. However, it now holds... billion euros. They now represent a quarter of total investment spending. In total, the 21.7 billion euros
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When the refugee crisis met the bailout review
Agoragovernment is allowed to slip from their tight grip now, they will not be able to pin him down... role many of its partners have now assigned it. If it is the latter, then Greece should not be under... three years provides a good idea. Until now, such assistance has been reserved for use in conflict
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Bailout talks inch forward as Juncker comments complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsnow rather than when targets are missed), although he indicated the Commission would be willing... targets We do think that Greece has made efforts to a huge extend and this now has to be checked... think we have to give a signal that something has changed and now it is up to us to take a step
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