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  1. Greece and troika agree 2013 primary surplus will be just 500 mln - here's why

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    of the annual figure. The revenue headline is also complemented by the fact that the state has held... has been the most usual suspect called upon in the effort to ration spending and get Greece closer to the target. Holding back on investment has cost Greece dearly as these investments have a high

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  2. What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    members on Saturday was a surprise on many levels. Firstly, no party leader has been arrested in Greece... they have not always displayed. Also, the clampdown on the neofascist party - which has reportedly been... a Golden Dawn member murdered anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas on September 17 has been impressive

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  3. SYRIZA to test coalition with censure motion but victory unlikely

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    Despite the contentious austerity policies the Greek government has implemented since being elected in June 2012, its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT has caused political waves like... are not that rare in recent Greek political history. This is the 11th censure motion that has been submitted

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  4. Amid flare-up with PASOK, Tsipras makes plans to govern
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

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    SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has sparked a new war of words with PASOK after saying that Socialist MPs who quit their party would be welcomed by the leftists but the row has overshadowed his attempt... events that precipitated the military taking control of the country in April 1967. This clash has

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  5. After Merkel, Samaras faces immediate challenges on domestic front
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    government has to meet a series of challenges before the beginning of 2014 when the country takes over... has achieved a great deal, despite the ongoing friction with the troika. “Substantial progress... surplus. However, April is still a long way off for Samaras and Greece. The prime minister has

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  6. Debt relief or debt restructuring for Greece?

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    head has major implications for the political economy of the country’s debt overhang. This “drastic... of the aforementioned debt migration? The momentum from the private to the official sector has now.... Against the background of this structural transition in Greece’s sovereign debt profile one has

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  7. SYRIZA's left wing sticks to belief Greece should leave euro

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    for power while taming or satisfying its more radical elements has been emphasised again after the group.... Lafazanis has long maintained this position and is the chief expresser of the current of euroscepticism... of strident opposition to being ready to govern was anywhere near over, he has just been reminded

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  8. Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead
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    Agora

    Cyprus has the habit of grabbing international attention in a global way, only to then be marginalised as a footnote when the immediate crisis seems to have abated. This has been historically true..., the international attention has moved away from the island. Yet despite the lack of interest internationally

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  9. Greece in 2014: Where are we?
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    Agora

    Greece has entered its year of growth and recovery. At least that is how the government, its..., Greece has also assured its revival. This narrative stresses the positives: the primary surplus... has widened to nearly 10 billion euros and less than half of the funds allocated for social

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  10. Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
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    the government's argument that it has followed the correct strategy vis a vis the country's... recession and runaway unemployment, has come under extreme scrutiny. The return to the bond markets... rehabilitation has moved into a new phase and to argue more convincingly that economy recovery might

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