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In Erdogan's shadow
Agora, the Greek premier held off from approaching the now-omnipotent Turkish leader during recent months... significant concessions during recent talks on the refugee crisis, the EU seemed to ignore that the most... in Evros? This is exactly the same error that Tsipras made during the previous months of fraught
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Some movement on Greece's name dispute but solution still long way off
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe issue of negotiations with Skopje during a visit to Athens and Washington seems keen for the matter... also expect the name issue to be discussed during an imminent visit of US Secretary of State John..., especially during the ongoing refugee crisis. But diplomatic sources argue that this cooperation does
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Warning signs for coalition after majority trimmed in multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKammenos, will also be tested. During the previous Parliament he was able to ensure absolute discipline..., PASOK and To Potami) mounted strongly-worded attacks against the government during the debate... from the parliamentary channel) carried it live despite the fact that it took place during prime time
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
the omnibus bill on Thursday, bar a few articles, which was in keeping with their stance during previous... the protection from foreclosure for some property owners. It was noticeable that during his meeting... pension. The committee also proposed the creation of a buffer to support the new system during
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Doubts over IMF role in Greek bailout becoming source of rising tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsits stance” during a televised interview on Monday. Neither went into great detail about why.... During the crisis the IMF has always been seen by Greek governments as the hardest task-master... fiscal monitoring during the programme’s implementation. It is not clear, though, whether Tsipras has
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
during an ongoing assessment of top staff at public hospitals. Giannaros’s dismissal grabbed attention... policies implemented during the crisis. This received thunderous applause from the SYRIZA backbenchers... these attempts failing, Samaras vented his frustrations during a speech at the Hellenic-American
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Greece stands on fault line between vicious and virtuous cycles for 2016
AgoraDuring 2015, Greece’s ability to meet its debt obligations became one of the most drama-ridden... during the first quarter of 2016, with monthly surplus figures of 307, 758 and 30 million for each.... After a year during which Greece nearly saw it all, it could use some dull moments to get back
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High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
EconomyMacroeconomyrose year on year in 2014 for the first time during the crisis years by 380 million euros to 22.85... respectively in 2014, whilst contributions declined by 3 percent. Overall, during the last five years... of a cumulative loss of 36.8 billion in salaries during the same period. POSE-IKA noted that low
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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agorafor taking part in the most rescues in Greece during the year. They had saved a total of 1,322 people in 39 incidents. During 2015, the same crew was involved in 251 rescue missions and pulled 9,532... that one of the ideas mentioned during an EU interior ministers’ meeting last week was for a large refugee
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Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
PoliticsForeign Policyand European Union,” Tsipras said during his visit to Tehran. The Greek prime minister has urged... in building economic ties with Iran, as was evident during President Hassan Rouhani's recent visits... during Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias' visit there in November. The Greek government is hoping
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