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Surveillance affair snowballs as opposition makes new spyware claim
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy, which has a majority on the panel and appointed the chairman, rejected their proposals for who... are planning a fact-finding visit to Athens in the coming weeks. Reacting to the news that Spirtzis had
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
Agorawith the immediate problem on the cheap. It may be that from the broader eurozone perspective the time bought has... prior to Sunday’s German elections and has been vaguely linked to Greece achieving a primary surplus... and has suffered through repeated spending cuts and tax measures. The impact on the Greek society
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Greece and troika agree 2013 primary surplus will be just 500 mln - here's why
EconomyProgrammeof the annual figure. The revenue headline is also complemented by the fact that the state has held... has been the most usual suspect called upon in the effort to ration spending and get Greece closer to the target. Holding back on investment has cost Greece dearly as these investments have a high
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What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?
PoliticsGreek Politicsmembers on Saturday was a surprise on many levels. Firstly, no party leader has been arrested in Greece... they have not always displayed. Also, the clampdown on the neofascist party - which has reportedly been... a Golden Dawn member murdered anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas on September 17 has been impressive
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Amid flare-up with PASOK, Tsipras makes plans to govern
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has sparked a new war of words with PASOK after saying that Socialist MPs who quit their party would be welcomed by the leftists but the row has overshadowed his attempt... events that precipitated the military taking control of the country in April 1967. This clash has
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After Merkel, Samaras faces immediate challenges on domestic front
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has to meet a series of challenges before the beginning of 2014 when the country takes over... has achieved a great deal, despite the ongoing friction with the troika. “Substantial progress... surplus. However, April is still a long way off for Samaras and Greece. The prime minister has
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Debt relief or debt restructuring for Greece?
Agorahead has major implications for the political economy of the country’s debt overhang. This “drastic... of the aforementioned debt migration? The momentum from the private to the official sector has now.... Against the background of this structural transition in Greece’s sovereign debt profile one has
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SYRIZA's left wing sticks to belief Greece should leave euro
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor power while taming or satisfying its more radical elements has been emphasised again after the group.... Lafazanis has long maintained this position and is the chief expresser of the current of euroscepticism... of strident opposition to being ready to govern was anywhere near over, he has just been reminded
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Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government's argument that it has followed the correct strategy vis a vis the country's... recession and runaway unemployment, has come under extreme scrutiny. The return to the bond markets... rehabilitation has moved into a new phase and to argue more convincingly that economy recovery might
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SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have... a picture of him meeting Devlet Bahceli, who heads the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which has direct links with the extremist Grey Wolves. Finally, pressure has also been put on another candidate
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