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Tsipras forges ahead with referendum as lenders hold back, wait for result
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras made it clear on Wednesday that he wants to push ahead with Sunday’s referendum, while Greece’s lenders also insisted that there could be no agreement on a bailout deal unless the vote takes place. With both sides now pushing for the plebiscite to go ahead, the only
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Final push for "Yes" and "No" campaigns as referendum result hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicscontrols. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will speak at the “No” rally in the evening in a bid to give
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
Agorathe referendum last Friday night, the prime minister put himself in the same shoes as George
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Greek banks' liquidity position at the centre of attention
EconomyAn extraordinary meeting was held on Friday afternoon to assess the liquidity position of Greek banks after the imposition of capital controls on June 29. The meeting was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragassakis and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, while Alternate Finance Minister
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An impossible choice
Agoraand the government in Athens is redrawing its red lines by the day. Letters from the prime minister
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Tsipras wins referendum but sceptical lenders, limited time stand in way of deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday's referendum appeared to deliver a resounding victory to the government's "No" to the proposals by Greece's lenders, marking the start of a great period of economic and political uncertainty. The fact that "No" was on course to gain at least 60 percent of the vote means that Prime Minister
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Tsipras's proposals to lenders come under SYRIZA scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a Eurogroup on Saturday. The vote will be to authorise Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance
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Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
Sliding from No to Yes Govt proposals resemble those put forward by Commission The Greek Parliament is due to vote late on Friday or on Saturday whether to authorise Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos to negotiate an agreement with lenders based on proposals sent
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ELA funding up by 9.2 bln in June, banknotes in circulation reach all-time high
EconomyMacroeconomythe referendum was called by the Greek Prime Minister, and increased it for the first time since
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Greece trying to redefine its diplomatic role in the Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias’s recent tour of the Western Balkans has ended up causing a diplomatic row between Belgrade and Athens. It seems that Serbia was annoyed by statements that Kotzias made during his visit to Kosovo's Pristina. In a joint press conference with Kosovo's Prime Minister
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