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OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical venture that will challenge New Democracy’s dominance over the conservative space... in the European prosecutor’s files in the OPEKEPE farm subsidy fraud. Professor Grigoris Varras, who..., and that he had been subjected to pressure by Voridis’s general secretary in the ministry to call off
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Mitsotakis continues balancing act with compromise EU proposal on Trump’s Peace Council
PoliticsGreek Politicsa compromise on Donald Trump’s “Peace Council” while reaffirming EU unity over Greenland. His stance underscores Greece’s bid to remain a trusted European partner without closing the door on US... on Thursday, Mitsotakis acknowledged the legitimacy of concerns about Trump’s proposed Peace Council
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PASOK’s tries to expand as it comes under pressure from all sides
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat advantage into a convincing alternative to New Democracy’s long incumbency. As the political... — PASOK finds itself squeezed from every direction. PASOK’s leadership hoped the launch on Monday of its new “Committee for Alignment and Expansion” would project momentum ahead of the party’s March
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New Democracy sticks by snap polls call as gov't looks to probe, tender for relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsended up being beaten to the punch by New Democracy. The government’s proposals was table...Following Tuesday night’s tempestuous debate in Parliament, New Democracy stole a march... to investigate last year’s bailout negotiations, the imposition of capital controls and the bank
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Fiscal matters expected to dominate talks as lenders return for post-MoU check
EconomyProgrammedepend on next year’s fiscal target being beaten as well. The reduction of the ENFIA property levy..., with next year’s pension cuts topping the agenda for their brief visit to Athens. The lenders... high up on the agenda. The discussion regarding this year’s fiscal data and next year’s budget
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Only inconclusive poll result would prompt KINAL approach, suggests Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsan effort to counter Tsipras’s recent efforts to place the Macedonia name deal in a more positive... plucked from a retro perception of politics,” he said. At KINAL’s recent conference, Gennimata... that voters who want to see the back of SYRIZA might consider Gennimata’s stance when they decide how
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ND blocks parliamentary scrutiny of court’s surveillance decision, ratcheting up political tension
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGeorgia Adeilini ruled that, based on an investigation carried out by the court’s deputy prosecutor... officials in the PM’s office at the time were aware of this. Following the publication of the report based on the nine-month investigation, and Adeilini’s assessment, Greece’s opposition parties asked
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After Brexit vote, Tsipras stresses need for political response to EU shortcomings
PoliticsForeign Policy“progressives” hints at the recent efforts made by Tsipras to build bridges with Europe’s social...Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose a rather political response to the result of the UK referendum on Friday, highlighting the European Union’s failings and calling for progressive forces
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Greece - Some structural macroeconomic arithmetic
Agoraunderneath the surface. Can we ascertain Greece’s structural underlying basis? All macroeconomic outlooks... emerges? We can give some hints at this, too. Consider fiscal policy. Greece has signed up... margins to protect Greece from adverse dynamics and spikes in risk premia. Margins depend on one’s risk
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Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras presided over the first meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary...,” suggesting that the government’s prospects are so fragile that New Democracy needs to be ready to respond... conference but not an emergency congress where ND’s leadership could be put to a vote. This position
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