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Newsletter 427 - 14/06/2024
in the European Parliament elections has triggered a series of developments in Greek politics, which... cooperation with others on the left of Greek politics. At third-placed PASOK, which actually increased its... to have opted for Greek Solution, Niki or smaller right-wing parties such as Voice of Reason (Foni
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Newsletter 50 - 06/11/2015
the capital needs of Greek banks at 4.4 billion euros under the baseline and 14.4 billion under... support. In summary, Greek banks could cover around 3.4 billion of their capital needs from LMEs... for Greek and international institutional investors, with Piraeus starting the relevant process
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Should Greece really ask for a debt haircut?
AgoraThere are very good reasons for arguing in favour of Greek public debt undergoing a haircut... and that a haircut might not be an ideal solution. One good reason for a writedown of Greek public debt... factors – the size of Greek debt and the way the Greek economy is structured – there can be no other
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
on some tourist islands, with the institutions proposing that this be eliminated and the Greek... 1 July along with the other VAT The lenders’ proposals will burden Greek shipping and tourism... zero. Instead, the Greek government proposes to increase both to 5 percent. Moreover, Greece
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
Athens ramps up rhetoric Stiffening of Greek positions aimed at securing maximum possible... the last few days did help clear up where the key points of debate lie. The Greek government returned... to create a rift with the lenders at this stage. Rather, it seems a stiffening of the Greek positions
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Erdogan meeting tops busy agenda for Mitsotakis at UNGA
PoliticsForeign Policyto be the highlight of the Greek PM’s visit to New York, where he will hold several meetings... by either side. Nonetheless, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has spoken of the latest.... In Athens, officials are minded to believe that if the Greek PM suggests an expansion of the agenda
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Growth, recovery, change and other words lost in the wind
Agoraof recession, inequality and hypocrisy. "The Greek economy will achieve growth in the third quarter of this year and take off in 2015," Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis told a gathering of Greek businessmen..., competitiveness, adjustment and relief has plummeted. At home, Greek politicians have shown that they can keep up
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Greece and lenders with conceptual, as well as practical, gaps to bridge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA meeting on Friday between Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Eurogroup chief Jeroen... during Thursday’s meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Parliament President..., which saw Athens receive loans largely to pay off debt after meeting tough fiscal targets and executing
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Amid fog of confusion, Greeks vote... again
Agoragripped the Greek public. Most voters are savvy enough to understand that SYRIZA is not “purer than... inherit as complicated a situation as possible once it was clear that it would be hard to fend off snap... that is causing the utter fragmentation of the Greek vote, which could lead to a once-inconceivable nine
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Athens hopes for timely boost from visits by EU officials
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the lenders are keen to ensure that the Greek government does not slack off after completing...The Greek government is hoping that visits to Athens on Tuesday by European Commission president... disappeared. Regling is to meet Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos as Athens prepares to receive
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