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After Eurogroup, hard work, more pressure and sliver of hope for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposals sent by the Greek government in Athens were far from being enough to trigger a discussion about... to come to Athens. The Greek coalition will have its work cut out to convince the public that this does not mean the return of the troika, which SYRIZA and Independent Greeks claim to have killed off
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Gov't adopts patchwork of measures to overcome liquidity problems
EconomyProgramme, Greece has successfully rolled over 4.6 billion of 3- and 6-month T-Bills, which were covered by Greek... requested from Greek lenders that they retain their total T-Bill holdings at February 18 levels.... Of this amount, 555.6 million is from the one-off pre-subscription fee that the HFSF received from
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Greece and its lenders: Where do you start?
Agoraand increasingly disinterested lenders and, on the other, the confused and unschooled Greek government... a mix that is not conducive to composed thinking. In fact, two months on from when the new Greek... proposed by Greece was not enough to secure an agreement. That’s not to say that some of the Greek
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBased on the assumption that the Greek government and its lenders reach an agreement on Monday, we... it will represent one of the most creative moves by Greek governments during the crisis to avoid inflicting more pain on the less well off while also tackling inequalities. Tsipras is certain to make the most
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Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015
in 2013, with 17.6 payments compared to an EU average of 196.8. The Greek figure was similar... will be needed, allowing a little more time for negotiations to be completed. The Greek government... with a view to an agreement being reached by the beginning of next week. If this is the case, the Greek
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Eurogroup approves 3rd bailout for Greece but expects swift, extensive action
EconomyProgrammeGreek Parliament approved with a broad majority, even though Prime Minster Alexis Tsipras saw... bold in their comments but stressed how much the level of cooperation with the Greek government has... referred to a “changed” Greek government that was much more cooperative and better prepared
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agorapersuasiveness and what role his personal popularity has played in convincing Greek voters to stick... Popular Unity or some pro-drachma force in Greek politics. It’s also the case that Tsipras has proved... capacity for intense debating and infighting should not be discounted. The party lives off, and its
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Neither necessary, nor good
Agorain January, as well as the lack of women in his cabinet, alienated many Greek leftists but also undermined... in the government is Dimitris Kammenos, who is notorious on Greek Twitter for his outspoken comments... extreme ideas and unacceptable behaviour have been legitimised within mainstream Greek politics to end
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Bailout talks resume with key issues pending and contingency measures emerging
EconomyProgrammeThe International Monetary Fund spring meetings and the discussions of Greek authorities.... The European Commission along with the Greek government see a fiscal gap of 3 percent to achieve... released on Sunday evening, the Greek government says the main area of agreement is that all sides would
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Athens sweats on outcome of UK referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyof the Greek programme begins in the autumn, with there being little appetite for letting Athens off the hook... of Britons voting in favour of leaving the European Union in Thursday’s referendum. The Greek... when Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meets with European Commission president Jean-Claude
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