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  1. SYRIZA's date with history
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    accused Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of trying to encourage “apostasy” among opposition MPs in order... of the lessons that history can teach. This makes it all the more baffling that SYRIZA gives... commitments that have to be met that will also limit SYRIZA’s room for manoeuvre. Chief among

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  2. New Greek cabinet a mixed bag, prompting hope and concern
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    in the government. The most experienced of them all, Yiannis Dragasakis, was given the key role of deputy prime... the coalition environment to take over the Public Order (or Citizen's Protection) Ministry. Tsipras... and on his first day as prime minister on Monday met with the Russian ambassador in Athens, who handed

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  3. Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015

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    . When the Eurogroup of finance ministers met in Brussels this week, a major reform roadmap... to be adopted by the Greek government by mid-October in order for urgently needed financial assistance.... Such pendular experiences should be recognised by all sides concerned. But what the Greek authorities literally

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  4. Prior actions, pending actions and milestones along the bumpy road
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    When the Eurogroup of finance ministers met in Brussels last week, a major reform roadmap... to be adopted by the Greek government by mid-October in order for urgently needed financial assistance... experiences should be recognised by all sides concerned. But what the Greek authorities literally cannot

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  5. Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015

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    hospitals. All hospital directors and deputy directors are currently undergoing an assessment process... the role of the IMF as part of the quadriga. In October, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met... waning appetite for reforms, the troika did not show the kind of flexibility he had hoped in order

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  6. Mounting pension protests exert more pressure on coalition
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    their income tax, while decreasing subsidies for diesel. Out of all the professional groups..., with bigger reductions to large pensions, in order to be in any position to convince its MPs to support... on this front over the last few days. On Saturday, Greek government officials, including Tsipras, met

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  7. Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016

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    and protests Bank of Greece foresees slight recovery later this year Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met... a baby refugee into their arms in order to allow its mother some time to rest. “Our mothers came here... of discontent from locals on Kos, as well as in Athens and Thessaloniki. In all these cases, the protests

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  8. Break in bailout talks leaves question mark over their conclusion

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    of the programme and that its demands should be met. "We fully agree with the IMF on the need for a strong...) accepting softer fiscal measures in order for Athens to hit the 3.5 percent of GDP target by 2018, even... there is an all sides for concessions to be made then even this target remains in doubt. TV licenses

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  9. Athens hopes concessions can secure review breakthrough
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    and concessions on the tax-free threshold and pensions in order to conclude the review, Finance... relief. All the indications so far are that there is little chance of anything substantial emerging... that if fiscal targets are not met in 2019 and 2020, there will be a reduction in the tax-free threshold

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  10. Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017

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    finished for Greece when he met with European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici... society. These are elements he feels he needs in order to convince the 153 government MPs to back any agreement. It is thought that there are up to 10 parliamentarians, all from SYRIZA, who the government

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