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  1. For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
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    tax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand... a fiscal gap of 1.1 percent of GDP, or 2 billion euros. This meant that if Samaras wanted to close

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  2. Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017

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    percent of Greeks believe that the government got what it wanted from the Eurogroup agreement. In contrast... by 1 point since January Economic sentiment (ESI) improved slightly by 0.8 points in June after declining by 1.7 points in May, European Commission (EC) figures showed. The ESI stood at 94.0

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  3. Newsletter 153 -2/03/2018

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    of the changes and the decision not to make any eye-catching appointments suggests that Tsipras wanted... highest level since July 2014 Year-on-year, the ESI has improved by 11.4 points compared to February 2017. Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued to strengthen in February, increasing by 2.4

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  4. Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020

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    ,” making it clear that he wanted to discuss geopolitical and defence issues with the US president... sentiment (ESI) rose by 2.5 points in December to reach 109.5 points, European Commission (EC... stood at 110.3 points. Compared to December 2018, the ESI has increased by 8.6 points, beating an EU

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  5. Newsletter 447 - 17/01/2025

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    off any announcement pending Mitsotakis’s decision. The social democrats wanted to see first...), then an absolute majority of 151, before falling to a relative majority of as low as 120 in a final... that could unsettle the global outlook and raise geopolitical tension. They also wanted to avoid any

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  6. Newsletter 98 - 02/12/2016

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    wanted to avoid, and the phasing in of collective bargaining appeared to be one of the options... by 1.8 percent year-on-year. Economic sentiment down Economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 1.4 points in November after improving by 2.4 points in October. The ESI eased to 92.4 in November but has still

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  7. After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
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    been one of the gains the prime minister wanted to walk away with but the IMF seems adamant... a majority among the 151 committee members, which may explain the confidence with which government

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  8. Poll spells worse trouble for PM than concerns of party turmoil

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    voted against the agreement on Sunday. The SYRIZA body has a total of 151 members. However, the most... Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, wanted to leave their mark. The fact that they did not have any

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  9. Tsipras tries to weather Kammenos storm, looks for poll boost
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    with specific business interests and wanted to hold an inquiry to prevent the whole truth about the heroin-smuggling case emerging. In the end, 151 coalition MPs voted against an inquiry being held

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  10. The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
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    will diminish the conservatives’ hopes of electing at least 151 out of 300 MPs. The fact... Greeks gave Tsipras a second chance is because they wanted more time to see what this political newcomer

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