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The one question SYRIZA needs to answer
Agorain July. Provided that SYRIZA has no intention of adopting any new fiscal measures to raise revenues... that the debate in Greece over the last few days has been relegated to cheap bravado and threats... challenges that his government is expected to face. Greece has been running a primary surplus in 2013
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A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
Societyfell significantly from 2014 to 2015, a report from by Europe’s biggest debt collector has found... situation in Greece, that figure was 32 percent in 2015. The change means that Greece has gone from... late, an answer given by 79 percent of those having paid late, was the inability to pay,” the report
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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis
PoliticsGreek Politics. The coalition has come under intense pressure from the opposition and parts of the media regarding... in the game against title rivals AEK. Despite an arrest warrant being issued, it appears that Savvidis has... highlighted the links that the Mitsotakis family has with shipping tycoon and Olympiakos football club owner
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PM livens up ministers over fourth review as debt relief proposals are put together
EconomyProgrammebe needed, Tsipras tried to stamp his authority on the cabinet at Tuesday’s meeting. “I will not accept.... “Anyone who disagrees with this should speak up now,” he added. Although Athens has more than 70... of their tasks in recent weeks. One such case is Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis, who has always taken
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Opposition senses PM's position on phonetapping becoming weaker
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe discussion in Parliament about the surveillance scandal and the draft law the government has put... spying on Greece’s military chiefs, as Documento newspaper alleged on Sunday. The PM did not answer... political benefit. This is a line that has been repeated before, and since, by numerous government
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyof friction between Greece and Turkey. Over the last few days, the Greek government has been trying to ease... be needed. Over the last couple of weeks, the Greek government has clarified its "red lines" in regard to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts
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Tsipras launches attack on New Democracy as reactions to lockdown mount
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMichalis Chrysochoidis has been called to answer questions in Parliament about the decision... has gone on the offensive, attempting to highlight New Democracy’s failings and stake out his party... transparency and tolerating corruption. “I have a grave and deep concern that at this critical moment
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Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsitself has been condemned by opposition parties, who accuse the government of using its majority... of the lighter-touch inquiry format. SYRIZA is believed to not be entirely opposed to the proposal, which has... among the general public has made it an obvious pressure point for New Democracy, which has on other
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Newsletter 11 - 16/01/2015
opinion poll lead over New Democracy has failed to materialise but a number of questions over... difference in the gap between the two parties as the content of the campaign has moved from... in parliamentary elections. However, opinion polls also indicate that it has not yet garnered the level
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policywith his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said: “I hope and believe... to the next government, possibly led by New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Tsipras has... 151 MPs. He has also clarified that he will not hold a referendum on the subject and will not leave
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