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  1. Greece and lenders fail to bridge their differences in Brussels

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    sent a delegation consisting of Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, State Minister Nikos Pappas... to achieve them. Given that Dragasakis and Pappas are not only two of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s key

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  2. Tsipras needs to sign a deal, but which one?

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    There have been plenty of sensible people advising Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that he has to do a deal with the country’s lenders but few of them until now suggested he should sign... undermined each of the previous three prime ministers’ short-lived attempts to restore stability

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  3. The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and weeks. The first problem that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will face is to convince his ministers... that this task could be left to a caretaker government. The other option available to the prime

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  4. Greek coalition braces for internal debate over agreement with lenders
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can sell this deal to his party and coalition partner. Following... for the government as it is one of the few pre-election pledges that it will be able to keep. The prime

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  5. Greek talks go down to the wire as IMF raises major objections

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras left for Brussels on Wednesday for meetings with key officials ahead of a Eurogroup at which eurozone finance ministers are due to reach an agreement at the Greek... it even more difficult to secure approval for the agreement at home. The Greek prime minister has only

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  6. The Greeks deserved better than this
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    Agora

    For some time it appeared that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, or at least some of the people advising him, felt Greece had something to gain from being in a take-it-or-leave-it situation... approach and intransigence on the other side of the table. In the end it seems the Greek prime

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  7. MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s proposal for a referendum to be held this coming Sunday (July 5) on whether Greece should accept the bailout terms offered by the country’s lenders was approved...’ counter-proposal on Wednesday, it became clear to the prime minister and advisors that he would be unable

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  8. What capital controls will mean for Greek banks, customers and the economy
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    Economy

    As was expected, the referendum announced by the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday evening triggered a series of negative repercussions for the Greek banking system. The most prominent... that led the Greek government to such a decision. Shortly after the prime minister’s televised address

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  9. Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
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    Agora

    Since the start of Greece’s bailout programs in 2010, there has been an unrequited desire in Greek public opinion for a referendum. In fact, current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged the then Greek.... However, Tsipras’s decision also has to be placed within the context of Greece’s situation. The prime

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  10. As second bailout comes to an end, Tsipras eyes third amid domestic turmoil
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the government. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote to lenders on Tuesday to ask for a brief extension... for loans from the ESM. In an interview with public broadcaster ERT on Tuesday night Deputy Prime Minister

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