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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
that one of the ideas mentioned during an EU interior ministers’ meeting this week was for a large refugee... Greece’s rating upgrade by one notch by S&P last Friday was followed by the Any agreement... despite SYRIZA marking one year since it was first elected in January 2015. A combination of domestic
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The education of Alexis Tsipras
Agorato quell any leftist fervour among his supporters. “The left’s time has come,” chanted the crowd at one.... The natural reflex to play down SYRIZA’s success as a victory for the left but one that would benefit... a domestic audience that had previously been out of SYRIZA’s reach. One of the most significant moments
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker
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Stomach for the fight
Agorawas named. One wonders whether it was a closer reading of the ministerial line-up that made the PASOK... ministerial team with an eye on the future and a peripheral one that is stuck in the past. The only conclusion one can draw is that this combination aims on one hand to keep things on an even keel
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New Greek cabinet a mixed bag, prompting hope and concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsonly one ministry and three lower grade positions. There were also several appointments from... The 68-year-old is one of SYRIZA's most moderate voices and he is the only politician in the party’s... and authored several books, including one about the Greek crisis that has just been published and is called
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Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
PoliticsGreek Politics. State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, who is one of Mitsotakis’s closest aides, is expected to get one of the top jobs in the next cabinet. Rumours have been swirling around former foreign minister... of parliamentary speaker but neither has been confirmed. Ex-Labour Minister Kostis Hatzidakis is one
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Key Greek election date firms up; turnout could prove crucial
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe date for what is certain to prove one of this year’s watershed moments has been set... one group. Speaking at a meeting of the party’s central committee on Saturday, SYRIZA leader Alexis... that the European Parliament vote is the one that could make or break his party’s short- to medium-term
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a technocratic appointment, or at least one that emanated from outside the narrow partisan confines... of the dangers of a euro exit: However, one of the key challenges for Hardouvelis will be to handle... one of the most controversial posts due to substantial cuts to health expenditure and changes
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Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras is due to speak in Greek Parliament at 6.30 p.m. local time on Friday in one of the defining political appearances of his career and one that is likely to have a pivotal impact... billion euros in bailout funds were “much less painful.” The SYRIZA chief may also have one eye on his
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Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015
for the coupon payments. One of the key questions is whether the HFSF share participation would come... million, respectively. Almost one week before the announcement of capital needs, market sources... will average around 800 euros. When one considers that the average gross monthly wage in Greece
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