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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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Moscovici tries to kill discussion of primary surplus targets as easing of capital controls cleared
EconomyProgrammeEuropean Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici sought to kill off.... During a press briefing following a meeting with the Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos... the rights of the Greek people, the idea is to create a framework for a more competitive economy.” Meanwhile
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the whole of Europe.” The Greek prime minister added that he would work closely with Macron to “change the direction Europe is heading in” and to fight off the threat of the far-right. Although... Macron ahead of the second round, stressing the need to keep Le Pen out of power. The Greek
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Athens set to profit from falling borrowing costs as yields drop ahead of review completion
EconomyFeaturesGreek borrowing costs have dropped significantly as the country nears the completion of what... percent. This came after the Greek government in May passed additional pension cuts and tax hikes.... The conclusion of the review kicked off the first of the Finance Ministry’s planned debt management
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Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsexiting the third programme in August, recent developments may have put him off the idea. The option.... The public resistance to the Macedonia name negotiations, the detention of two Greek soldiers by Turkey and overall deterioration in ties with Ankara and the incident involving Greek-Russian businessman
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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policy, which allegedly flied at low altitude with its lights off near the Greek islet of Ro, in what was the latest example of sustained friction between the two countries. The Greek government appears... a different line again on foreign policy issues to the rest of the Greek government. The Prime
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