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Politics trumping economic prudence in Greece
Agorato be concerned about during the past week. After receiving preliminary news of the Greek economy’s... anchored in negative territory during 2014. If a projected GDP performance of 0.6 per cent in 2014... Paulson & Co. has had to suffer during the past 12 months. But he may start looking at Piraeus Bank
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Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
SocietyDuring the economic crisis people have been watching Greece closely for signs of a change...” bought second hand goods during the last 12 months, mostly cars, clothes and electrical items. However, 69 percent of respondents said they had donated or swapped used items during the last 12 months
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New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsclaim to have footage of the meeting between Haikalis and the middleman during which the offer was made. Party leader Panos Kammenos also alleged that Haikalis was told during the meeting that he would..., there was no reference to a specific party during the secretly recorded discussion. Kammenos said that the footage has
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Where did all the money go?
Agoraof a trillion euros closed. Greece covered some of its financing needs during the period in question via...). This was followed by the debt buyback in the end of 2012. During the PSI, bondholders were offered new... of the total financing needs. Greece started repaying last year the IMF loans supplied during
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SYRIZA looking for six-month breather from troika
PoliticsGreek Politicsbailout ending on February 28 creates a “trap” which does not suit Greece or its lenders. During... arise in the six months during which negotiations are due to be carried out. He said that SYRIZA’s... with the stance they have kept during the course of the crisis.
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Newsletter 11 - 16/01/2015
not been completed during the course of the second Economic Adjustment Programme (EAP). In addition... debates during this electoral campaign in Greece has tended to converge on one issue: Is the country’s... not contributed to a pro-Athens atmosphere in the Washington-based fund. Equally, aggressive rhetoric during
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In decision to ally with Independent Greeks, Tsipras takes high risk option
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the groundwork had been done before the elections. During the campaign, when it became apparent that SYRIZA... numerous claims during the last years that his MPs have been blackmailed or the target of bribery attempts... in December that there was an attempt to buy the vote of one of its MPs during the presidential ballot
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Samaras future unclear as New Democracy enters period of introspection
PoliticsGreek Politics, particularly with respect to the mostly negative campaign it ran in during the brief election campaign. Samaras tried to defend his position within the party during a meeting of the executive... to June 2012, while SYRIZA gained more than 600,000 supporters during the same period. Another point
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Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto SYRIZA MPs. The first is that he is respected for ensuring there was not a backlash from police during... spoken out about the lack of respect for Greece's Constitution during the implementation of the programme... that it would support his candidacy, giving him well over the minimum requirement. During his speech
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreement that during this period the Greek state will be funded under a minimalist menu that solves... government is prepared to give during the period of the extension/bridge, our partners ought to agree that, during the same period: There will be no measures that we consider recessionary such as pension cuts
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