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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAvgi. This comment was a marked departure for Tsipras, whose rhetoric until now has focussed very much on the role that Germany has played during the eurozone crisis. Different approach Tsipras also... much of what has happened over the past five years, he also said the government had to safeguard some
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Greece and its lenders: Where do you start?
Agora, the following anecdote has been told many times and in many ways: A traveller asks a local man for directions... process has unfolded, it has become abundantly clear that the gap separating the two sides is more... the notion of reforms-for-loans and asking for debt relief, Alexis Tsipras’s administration has been
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As hopes of April 24 deal fade, differences between Greece and lenders remain
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe prospect of an agreement between Greece and its lenders at the April 24 Eurogroup in Riga has... is possible next week, progress in the technical work between the two sides over the last few days has... government. Athens has shown it is willing to be flexible on some issues, such as VAT (Alternate
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Lack of liquidity, political cost push Greek gov't to seek swift deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politics, such as the fiscal targets Greece has to meet (1.2 to 1.5 percent of GDP primary surplus this year and next...) and the general secretariat for public revenues in order to safeguard their independence, which has been... hikes, which Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has labelled “recessionary measures,” has more to do
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Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
AgoraSince the start of Greece’s bailout programs in 2010, there has been an unrequited desire in Greek... and populists has been a deeply damaging experience. Not only has it undermined consecutive governments, it has also prevented a credible opposition from emerging – one that is able to put forward
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Tsipras goes to Brussels with opposition's backing, parameters of agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout taking over the role and it has been reported that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spent several hours convincing him to succeed his fellow economist. The new finance minister has the advantage... will not be starting from scratch. Also, he has a less abrasive style than Varoufakis, which may prove priceless
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Agreement creates array of political challenges for Tsipras, who must move fast
PoliticsGreek Politicswas one of seven SYRIZA MPs who abstained in Saturday’s meeting and has refused to give up her... prominent and has indicated she may be willing to head her own party. Greece has to pass this legislation..., which was one of the laws SYRIZA insisted on not changing. Tsipras has also been warned that he
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Greece trying to redefine its diplomatic role in the Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias’s recent tour of the Western Balkans has ended up causing... for the recognition of Kosovo. But it appears that the Serbs overreacted as it is has been abundantly clear since 2012 that Athens, then with Dimitris Avramopoulos as foreign minister, has chosen to improve
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Election Watch: What are Greeks voting for?
AgoraRarely has Greece gone into an election period with so many pieces in flux as it is now. The only... and not suffer greater hardship? Perhaps, though, the one key question that has not been answered so far...’s party showed little of the zeal for a clean-up that it claims it has. The SYRIZA leader points
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Neither necessary, nor good
Agorawith the Independent Greeks (ANEL), a party that has espoused populist, nationalist, racist and conspiracy-theorist views, Alexis Tsipras has taken a sledgehammer to the hopes of those who thought he might seek... as Kammenos has his post at the Defence Ministry and some cabinet positions for his MPs, he will not stand
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