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Beyond economic policy, new Greek coalition starts setting out agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday, all the attention has fallen on whether Greece will be able to reach an agreement with its... Minister Yanis Varoufakis has proposed, the government has been setting out is goals in other areas... the units into “open reception centres.” The police has applauded this move. Citizen’s Protection
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What we've got here is a failure to communicate
Agoraof the doubts, although a totally clear picture has yet to emerge. The initial impression... plans to dismantle the organisation. SYRIZA has now indicated that it will not touch any privatisations... to get off the ground. SYRIZA’s position on the debt issue has evolved over time. In January 2014
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Complications over president a taste of things to come for Tsipras?
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Tsipras because, despite being one of New Democracy’s vice presidents, he has a moderate profile and has enjoyed a harmonious relationship with SYRIZA over the years. By nominating a candidate from.... Reports suggest that the prime minister has an alternative candidate in mind. The resistance
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Greece's imminent funding problems: All the numbers you need
EconomyProgrammeto take it past June, it has to overcome its pressing funding needs, with March probably being the biggest hump it has to get over during the next four months. Greece's funding shortage is stretched... was an extraordinary issue on December 19th while the presidential vote was taking place. It has been widely
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Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises
PoliticsGreek Politics, the process of getting the talks underway has been far from straightforward, with the Greek side reluctant... and European Central Bank in Athens. In the end, it seems an agreement has been reached... to the Dutch finance minister. The Greek government has been reluctant to enter negotiations which
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Here's why Greece's fiscal difficulties will dominate the agenda
EconomyProgramme, the submission of the income tax declarations for 2015 has not started yet and it remains unclear when... anticipated by the previous government. Since the elections, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has pledged... programme nor in Tsipras’ speech at the party’s congress in early January. This levy has been applied
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agoraand the military dictatorship – that continue to shape the present. The sense that there has been... coalition also had a committee for the same purpose. In fact, the issue of settling war reparations has... for restitution, then the historical facts show that there has been an unsatisfactory handling
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Greek austerity programme compromising some basic rights, EU Parliament report finds
Society, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has found. The study, entitled “The impact of the crisis... the many problems and negative side-effects caused by what has been a large and rapid fiscal... that in the education, where the state budget for the Education Ministry has fallen from 5.645 billion in 2005
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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAvgi. This comment was a marked departure for Tsipras, whose rhetoric until now has focussed very much on the role that Germany has played during the eurozone crisis. Different approach Tsipras also... much of what has happened over the past five years, he also said the government had to safeguard some
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Greece and its lenders: Where do you start?
Agora, the following anecdote has been told many times and in many ways: A traveller asks a local man for directions... process has unfolded, it has become abundantly clear that the gap separating the two sides is more... the notion of reforms-for-loans and asking for debt relief, Alexis Tsipras’s administration has been
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