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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNea newspaper and suggested that the government’s lax attitude to sit-ins and protests by anti... Parliament’s courtyard earlier this week and unfurled a banner in front of the main entrance. The failure... Tsipras’s office but played down by parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou who, as we mentioned
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Tsipras makes his point in Moscow but leaves with nothing tangible
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir two countries on a different footing. Tsipras’s visit was preceded by numerous negative or sceptical...’s problem is within a European context and needs a solution at a European level as the failure... of Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH) and in Greece’s railways. However, Moscow seems cautious in its
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The faces change, the issues remain the same
Agoraon if you want to look beyond just this government’s shortcomings) that markets reacted with some... as the central figure in Athens’s negotiations with creditors. Of course, there is much more to Alternate... coming into the job does not match his broad and admirable grasp of economics. So, why should Monday’s
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Tsipras eyes movement on EEZ after second Greece, Cyprus and Egypt pact
PoliticsForeign Policyin the field of energy. Wednesday’s agreement focuses on three key areas/ 1. Energy: The three countries... states such as Israel and Turkey to enter the dialogue. Turkey’s refusal to recognise the UN... Zones (EEZ) in 2003 but there has been no such deal between Athens and Cairo. Greece’s greatest concern
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Signs of siege mentality in gov't dispute with lenders, BoG governor
PoliticsGreek Politics, it is clear that much more was discussed. The prime minister’s office also briefed journalists... that seems to be driving the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition. Stournaras spat The government’s sense... Stournaras’s office, in which the deterioration of the Greek economy since the January 25 elections
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Alexis's choice
Agoraof it is another matter, but the prime minister’s decision to shake up Greece’s negotiating team and to issue... as restoring fairness in the way that the burden of Greece’s fiscal and structural adjustment is shared, he... and services – it is difficult to imagine SYRIZA’s most radical personalities sitting back and accepting
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Growing scepticism of SYRIZA strategy but opposition parties fail to profit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek public’s increasing scepticism about the government’s negotiating strategy has been... to the survey, support for the new coalition’s tougher line in talks with the institutions reached 72... to its proximity to the change of government. The result from Macedonia University’s poll from February
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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek Politicswould continue over the next few days. He hailed the European Commission’s “constructive” stance... of the meeting’s participants suggest that there is still a lot of ground to cover. Reports of the key proposals put forward during Wednesday’s meetings also indicate that although Tsipras seems to have
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S&P moves Greece down a notch to CCC, maintains recession forecast
EconomyS&P unexpectedly lowered on Wednesday Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘CCC’ from ‘CCC+’, where... rating action two months ago, S&P deviated from this schedule due to the government’s decision to delay... agreement with Greece’s creditors on fiscal targets, since projections for revenues and real as well
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Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
AgoraSince the start of Greece’s bailout programs in 2010, there has been an unrequited desire in Greek... or lenders. In this respect, Tsipras’s decision to call a referendum provides Greece with an opportunity.... However, Tsipras’s decision also has to be placed within the context of Greece’s situation. The prime
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