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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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Tsipras hopes to muddle through, avoid internal clash for now
PoliticsGreek Politicseven more split than its MPs. A Marc poll for Alpha TV, presented during Dragasakis’s interview... the single currency. Dragasakis insisted during his TV appearance that the government has no intention of seeking a euro exit, which was also Tsipras’s position during the election campaign. Dragasakis said
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Tsipras steps in amid concern deal with lenders slipping away
PoliticsGreek Politicsdiscussion during a meeting of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group into a debate about whether the government... agreement with lenders. During last week’s parliamentary debate on the decree, a number of SYRIZA... on Monday night. His comments during the programme should provide a clearer idea about how he sees
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Eurogroup build-up dominated by internal friction over way forward
PoliticsGreek Politics. Reports indicate that opinion was divided during the cabinet meeting about whether the payment should.... Another topic of discussion during the meeting was also how the government will handle any agreement... after the prime minister was caught doodling a ballot box on his notepad during a debate in Parliament
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