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  1. Large rally over name issue ramps up pressure on Tsipras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government has vowed to continue negotiating with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) despite another large protest on this issue. Tens of thousands of people (the police estimates close to 150,000 but organisers say it was much ...

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  2. Tsipras ramps up fiscal pledges as elections draw closer

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Even though his government has just adopted the latest package of fiscal expansionary measures, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is not holding back in pledging similar interventions before the general elections later this year. The SYRIZA leader suggested...

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  3. Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece feels that over the last few days there has been a notable increase in Turkey aggressiveness, both in words and actions, putting Athens on alert. On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy accused Greece of “Nazi practices” regard...

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  4. Turkey ramps up rhetoric, Greece strengthens presence at Evros border
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece is continuing its efforts to fortify its borders with Turkey in the northeastern region of Evros. There are concerns in Athens that with the gradual relaxation of lockdown rules in Turkey there is a high possibility that there will be a new flow ...

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  5. Political tension ramps up as Tempe anniversary approaches
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Opposition attacks over the Tempe rail crash flared up again in Parliament, prompting a furious response by senior New Democracy figures and ensuring that tensions will remain high as the two-year anniversary of the deadly accident approaches at the end...

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  6. With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    primary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4

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  7. Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    1 billion euros compared to the initial estimate of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget... the ESA-95 methodology. Thus, the equivalent MoF projection of 812 million under EAP stands at 3.9

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  8. Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017

    Newsletters

    Athens ramps up rhetoric Stiffening of Greek positions aimed at securing maximum possible concessions Another week has rolled by without an agreement between Greece and the institutions, although the last few days did help clear up where the key points of debate lie. The Greek government returned

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  9. Personal responsibility and public healthcare: Greece on a wing and a prayer
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    Agora

    are used to protect motorcycle riders elbows rather than heads, wheelchair ramps are considered perfect

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  10. Govt under fire for testing and requisitioning plans as further lockdown easing postponed
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of measures in the coming weeks, while the vaccination programme ramps up. The plan to distribute free

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