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Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
AgoraGiven that uncertainty about what, if any, deal will emerge from Greece’s negotiations with its... be that Tsipras’s words were carefully placed as a reminder to Greece’s lenders that if no agreement...). The election talk is being fuelled by a number of factors. Firstly, there is New Democracy’s
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Mitsotakis marks first year at ND helm by emphasising tax cut goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsis prepared to go against the wishes of Greece’s lenders in order to reduce taxes if he becomes prime minister... was timed to coincide with Mitsotakis’s one-year anniversary as party leader. In terms of issues relating... that taking a stance against populism (which could be interpreted as a critique of his party’s past as well
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Lenders' proposal not yet enough to convince Athens, banish snap poll option
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey appeared at SYRIZA’s central committee meeting on Saturday and Sunday. Tsipras accused...’s meeting in Brussels, where the creditors reportedly asked the government to adopt 2 percent... that it believes last year’s primary surplus beat its 0.5 percent of GDP target by 1.5 percentage points
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Disabled rights still lacking in Greece
EconomyFeaturescrisis and current government’s performance aside, the existing infrastructure for disabled people..., qualified staff and regular funding. Greece’s welfare system, already weak before the crisis thanks... and the unemployment rate for the disabled running at twice the national average of 23 percent, it’s little wonder
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Newsletter 115 - 21/04/2017
' The Greek government is hoping to emerge from this weekend’s talks on the sidelines... talks with all the key players in the eurozone-IMF negotiations, including the Fund’s managing... will be agreed by the May 22 Eurogroup. The government’s biggest concern now seems
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Review nears conclusion, parties turn to political future
PoliticsGreek Politics22. It is an indication of the government’s confidence that there will be a deal, which... over the weekend focussed on Tsipras’s strategy for the coming months. The main target... 18 months. The first step in this process was Tsipras’s decision to step forward and defend
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Newsletter 117 - 05/05/2017
) welcomed the agreement reached with lenders but expressed concern about the country’s economic prospects... for private-sector debt, Moody’s latest credit outlook report said. The rating agency noted that any meaningful reduction in Greece’s repayment obligations to its European lenders would improve the state’s
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Athens goes over energy plans, eyes enhanced role
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Nikos Kotzias and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis regarding Greece’s energy plans. Subsequently, Stathakis said he briefed opposition party representatives about the coalition’s priorities..., especially in light of recent events within Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone, where Turkey is challenging
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Newsletter 120 - 26/05/2017
with no deal on debt relief from Monday’s Eurogroup and now all eyes are on whether an agreement... unofficial minutes of the meeting and reports following Monday’s talks in Brussels suggest... in a compromise solution being put on the table, which would have led to Greece’s next bailout tranche being
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Newsletter 124 - 23/06/2017
on June 15. Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis chaired a meeting of the government’s economic... for the government’s attempt to focus attention on positive and growth-related developments. Another is the return... down the significance of the country’s bonds not being included in QE.Papadimitriou said it would
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