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  1. House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
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    Agora

    children are set for life. It’s like real estate kryptonite to ward off any unwelcome financial... of the ruling. Apart from the fact that the Greek state has got a chance of winning back some... of injustice has forced the government and the judiciary to act, at last. The system cannot just live off

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  2. A fierce political clash over medicine prices in Greece

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek Parliament passed an amendment on Wednesday that should lead to the cost of dozens... drugs, the vast majority of which are made by Greek pharmaceutical firms. However, until the new... as off patent, and which are cheaper than branded ones. The new legislation goes a step further by taking

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  3. Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
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    Agora

    Dawn could be scrubbed off the Greek political map overnight. The reasons for the party’s rise... undoubtedly tapped into a far-right, ultra-nationalist vein that has existed in Greek society... funding for Golden Dawn has been suspended. The Greek Constitution has no provisions for banning

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  4. Tsipras starts to flesh out SYRIZA's economic policy but questions remain

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with the aim of the majority of Greek debt being written off. He also proposed that repayments... of their debt written off under SYRIZA’s plan. Also, when added to obligations to the state, loan payments... argued that this would help stoke demand and increase Greek GDP by 0.5 percent in the first year. He

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  5. Greece's biggest problem? Society's lack of openness
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    Agora

    willing to stay within the confines the Greek programme was not enough for some in Europe, who kept... years later, the threat of a calamitous exit seems to have receded. The Greek economy is projected... that would make Dr. Pangloss blush to argue that Greece is about to take off, that the disastrous habits

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  6. Greece sets out broad reform plan for lenders' approval

    EconomyProgramme

    With a letter sent to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday evening, the Greek... on Tuesday afternoon to sign off on the list. Speaking to the European Parliament's economic... of the society, and particularly the well-off, contribute fairly to the public finances. That said, a wealth

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  7. EU summit talks give Greece narrow window of opportunity for reforms

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to have eked out some limited breathing space for his..., however, reportedly rejected a proposal by its Single Supervisory Mechanism to block Greek banks from... organisation is maintaining a strict line, it does not want to shut off all avenues for Athens

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  8. Athens Stock Exchange ends week on a low, banks lose 9.7 pct

    Economy

    The Greek stock market showed little change until Thursday but plunged 5 percent on Friday, closing... developments this week related to the publication of proposals by Greece and the institutions, the Greek... and the critical meeting of top eurozone leaders on Monday as well as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's

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  9. Greece works on new proposals as EU rules out political deal on Monday

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government appears to be working on new proposals to submit to lenders ahead of the euro... to a national currency might be painful to start off with but these problems would soon be overcome. On a visit to St Petersburg on Friday, where the Greek government signed a preliminary agreement

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  10. What the agreement between Greece and lenders means for fiscal and tax policy
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    EconomyProgramme

    and concrete steps for the collection of tax on incomes generated off-shore. The Greek authorities will also...Following the first round of meetings between the Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission... on a number of issues on the fiscal and GMI fronts. We have obtained the draft sMoU via The Greek

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