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Understanding the German approach towards Greece
Agoraposition in particular has been a topic of debate, both in Greece and on markets. The key issues... argue that Germany has no interest in Grexit and that the AfD has been a minor constraint... political spectrum in Germany has been fearful of a populist anti-euro party emerging ever since the euro
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Beyond economic policy, new Greek coalition starts setting out agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday, all the attention has fallen on whether Greece will be able to reach an agreement with its... Minister Yanis Varoufakis has proposed, the government has been setting out is goals in other areas... the units into “open reception centres.” The police has applauded this move. Citizen’s Protection
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Everybody be cool
AgoraVaroufakis has just taken part in his first Eurogroup – an experience that some of his predecessors.... There is no doubt that it has been a tumultuous start for the new Greek government. The first week... it happen. How has it become the prevailing view that leaders and figures that proclaim themselves
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Complications over president a taste of things to come for Tsipras?
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Tsipras because, despite being one of New Democracy’s vice presidents, he has a moderate profile and has enjoyed a harmonious relationship with SYRIZA over the years. By nominating a candidate from.... Reports suggest that the prime minister has an alternative candidate in mind. The resistance
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Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders
EconomyProgrammefor Athens. Starting from this month, Greece has to pay a total of 1.6 billion euros, which comprises 0.7... needs for these two months rise to 5.1 and 3.7 billion euros respectively. This means that Greece has... have already been covered. The Greek coalition government has said it aims to honour all
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Greece's imminent funding problems: All the numbers you need
EconomyProgrammeto take it past June, it has to overcome its pressing funding needs, with March probably being the biggest hump it has to get over during the next four months. Greece's funding shortage is stretched... was an extraordinary issue on December 19th while the presidential vote was taking place. It has been widely
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Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises
PoliticsGreek Politics, the process of getting the talks underway has been far from straightforward, with the Greek side reluctant... and European Central Bank in Athens. In the end, it seems an agreement has been reached... to the Dutch finance minister. The Greek government has been reluctant to enter negotiations which
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Here's why Greece's fiscal difficulties will dominate the agenda
EconomyProgramme, the submission of the income tax declarations for 2015 has not started yet and it remains unclear when... anticipated by the previous government. Since the elections, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has pledged... programme nor in Tsipras’ speech at the party’s congress in early January. This levy has been applied
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agoraand the military dictatorship – that continue to shape the present. The sense that there has been... coalition also had a committee for the same purpose. In fact, the issue of settling war reparations has... for restitution, then the historical facts show that there has been an unsatisfactory handling
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Greek austerity programme compromising some basic rights, EU Parliament report finds
Society, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has found. The study, entitled “The impact of the crisis... the many problems and negative side-effects caused by what has been a large and rapid fiscal... that in the education, where the state budget for the Education Ministry has fallen from 5.645 billion in 2005
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