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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
concessions Another week has rolled by without an agreement between Greece and the institutions, although... austerity measures. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also stressed that the era of more austerity has... Moscovici that the era of more austerity has finished for Greece. published on Wednesday in which
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos indicated that the coalition has become more confident... to be a significant political victory on pensions, especially given the criticism it has received from... in Parliament, some of the media that is critical of the government has been highlighting the extent
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Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
PoliticsGreek Politicsfood products, food service and electricity bills. These are all measures that the government has... committee for approval before Athens gives the green light. Beyond debt relief, which has yet... tool that Tsipras has to ensure the support of his party for the conclusion of the review
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit
PoliticsGreek Politicshopes. Tsipras tweeted shortly after it emerged that Macron had beaten far-right rival Marine Le Pen... to be to Germany. Berlin has already indicated that it holds reservations about the centrist politician’s.... Mitsotakis has portrayed his effort as one to overturn the Greek coalition’s populist approach and will now
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Newsletter 137 -27/10/2017
, though, is by how much the target will be beaten and how much of the excess surplus the coalition...” this year. The government has previously suggested that the excess surplus would be around 1.... Athens has reportedly agreed to change legislation so that the quorum for first-degree unions
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Lenders appear at ease with Tsipras pledges, cautious on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeinsists that the 3.5 percent of GDP target will be beaten. The visiting experts have also... uses any fiscal space it has to strengthen its growth potential. He cited the reduction... on the way forward for the policy commitments that the Greek government has taken in the past.” He
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... and has demanded further information from Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis. “Mr... emerge, pressure is growing on the government for a clear response. So far, there has been no direct
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Tsipras makes pre-emptive peace offering to next KINAL leader ahead of final vote
PoliticsGreek Politicshas made an indirect appeal to the centre-left party’s next head to focus on attacking... to any kind of alliance with SYRIZA, while the fact that he is younger than Tsipras and has not had... with Greece’s creditors. Speaking in Ioannina on Thursday, Tsipras argued that SYRIZA has no enemies
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
Greece’s government and protesting farmers has dominated the political agenda this week, escalating... the ruling New Democracy party. What began as a dispute over delayed subsidies and rising costs has... cohesion, public opinion, and the broader stability narrative his administration has sought to project
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Athens braces for return of lenders, discussion about measures
PoliticsGreek Politicshas so far refused to discuss publicly the exact reforms that the lenders are demanding, their total.... “If the annual fiscal target is seen being missed or beaten, the positive fiscal measures will be increased.... The prime minister has so far taken a central role in defending the concessions from Athens
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