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Papandreou's bid for new role in Greek politics far from simple task
PoliticsGreek Politicsa mixed view on whether a party led by George Papandreou, and clearly revolving very much around him as a political personality, would have much luck at the ballot box. An Alco poll for To Pontiki... Papandreou’s intention to form his own party “positively” or “very positively.” A total of 90.5 percent
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Coalition returns to work with one eye on centre-left leadership contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom TIF and the Macron visit, the coalition also has one eye on the developments at Greece’s centre-left parties, where the effort to create an alliance under one leader is expected to pick up... left may be challenged if the new entity gets off the ground. If the alliance can have a forceful
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign Policyof last week. These talks ended in very positive results, according to the same sources. Gerapetritis... said that his election is “one of the successful results of Turkey's active role... as one of the senior Turkish diplomats known for his rigid stance on maritime issues. He has served
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A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
AgoraWolfgang Schaeuble is probably the one participant in the Eurogroup that completely achieved his... appears to secure a period of relative peace over the next few months but the sweet taste
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Moody's downgrades Greece's rating by one notch to Caa3
EconomyFollowing S&P and Fitch, Moody’s downgraded on Wednesday Greece’s government bond rating by one notch to Caa3 from Caa2, while rating is on review for further downgrade. The key driver that triggered... to a manageable level. Moody’s consequently views that official sector debt will very likely need
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Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
Agorafor the general government net real capital stock—one for Greece and, as a comparator, one.... · The euro-19 countries have seen their capital stock remain relatively stable to GDP. This means, on the one... the range of 40-60 percent of GDP that is common in OECD countries. One of the authors has worked
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicspredecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed... not allow the neighbouring country to dictate Greece’s activities within its own territorial zones. One... by backing off offshore projects, the most emblematic of which is the Greece-Cyprus interconnector
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Five things to take away from the first round of Greek local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicscandidates in the 13 regions into the runoff votes next Sunday. In one of the regions, Epirus, its candidate... the eventual conservative choice at the ballot box. There is no disguising that the conservatives made... this will be the main theme of the remainder of what is likely to become a very heated campaign over
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Opposition intensifies calls for political scalp over failure to avert deadly hooligan clash
PoliticsGreek Politicsgroup of over 100 Dinamo Zagreb hooligans to reach the AEK FC ground in Athens, with tragic consequences. The PM’s office is holding off from reacting until the completion of the internal police... sentiment excited by the case, it seems unlikely that New Democracy will be able to brush it off easily
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Football chairman's actions threaten to blow coalition off course again
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government was forced to put to one side on Monday the tension with Turkey and clashes with New... intervention led to the game being called off by the referee, even though the match official later changed... also run into a number of problems. In December, privatisation fund HRADF had to put off the signing
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