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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agora-oriented approach seems pure fantasy. The lenders may be able to communicate on the same wavelength... elections in the eurozone’s paymaster. They may be holding out hope for a political sea change... least, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble’s days in government may be numbered if the social
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Cyprus talks take a buffeting as leaders fall out
PoliticsForeign Policyin February 2018 and that the political cost of reaching an agreement with Akinci may be too great... and political observers believe Akinci may be trying to buy time ahead of the April referendum on constitutional changes in Turkey. The Turkish Cypriot side may hope that Turkey's President Recep
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Greece and creditors dive into details of measures and counter-measures
EconomyProgrammeeuros from 8,636 currently) may be implemented as of 2019 with pension cuts following in 2020... sources noted the volume of measures demanded by the IMF may lowered since its estimates only included... surplus may have topped 3 percent of GDP in 2016, way above the programme target of 0.5 percent of GDP
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Newsletter 109 - 03/03/2017
progress in the talks between Greece and the institutions, which resumed in Athens on Tuesday, may.... For instance, pensioners may see their incomes drop but, at the same time, the cost of their medicines may be reduced. Achieving this balance is the only chance Tsipras has of ensuring that his MPs back
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As Athens awaits news from Brussels, New Democracy mends fences
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe process in Brussels being derailed. Local reports suggest that there may have been some.... Reports suggest Athens may try to convince the creditors that a limited sale of lignite units could... lignite is produced and PPC has units, who may object to the sale of these assets amid concerns
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Brexit has opened a can of (constitutional) worms
AgoraLast Wednesday, 9 months after the Brexit referendum took place, Theresa May triggered Article 50... that the triggering of Article 50 came after Theresa May’s visit there. During her visit, she... Theresa May sent to Donald Tusk, she clarified that the UK will negotiate as one United Kingdom
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EU and Gazprom: A legal compromise that will shape Europe's natural gas landscape?
Legalto 10% of Gazprom’s global turnover may be imposed in case of violation of the EU antitrust rules... shall be taken. Gazprom may, therefore, need to partly sacrifice its control over certain East European.... No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means
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Debt talks to be prime focus after Easter
PoliticsGreek Politicscountries, to make the pledge the IMF is looking for. This may happen at the May 22 Eurogroup.... While this may be less than Tsipras and his party would ideally want, it still represents
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IMF downgrades Greek GDP and unemployment forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomyestimates due in June may point to a GDP growth below the 2-percent mark in 2017. Moreover, EC may also downwards revise its GDP forecast upon the release of its spring forecasts due in early May
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoraof France during the first round. Le Pen may be destined for defeat now but she has a sizable base... for newcomers, who carry with them uncertainty about the way they may shape the political agenda... and learn a lesson from the Netherlands. Fighting the right-wing populists on their terms may
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