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Tsipras points to debt relief roadmap as deal clincher
PoliticsGreek Politicsare at the upper end of the aggressive rhetoric that he has used since becoming prime minister. Also... totalling 1 percent of GDP, or 1.8 billion euros. On pensions, the government has so far proposed... Given that the government has backed down considerably from its pre-election positions and has
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical decision-makers in the process. SYRIZA has insisted since it was in opposition that a “political decision” rather than technocratic talks was needed to settle the Greek issue. Tsipras has... actions with creditors rather than unilateral ones by Athens. Tsipras can also argue that he has
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
it has been since December 2012. ELA reached a total of 77.58 billion euros at the end of May. May saw... the one he could get by agreeing terms early on in his premiership, has not worked. On Wednesday.... The argument that Athens has not been willing to “play by the rules” or to make sacrifices in return
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The Greeks deserved better than this
Agoraby agreeing terms early on in his premiership, has not worked. On Wednesday the institutions (led... to move closer to creditors’ positions in the hope of sealing a deal. The argument that Athens has... has had no basis over the last couple of months as it slowly conceded ground on a whole range
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
Agora, has submitted more updated conditionality documents and the Greek government has made a number... the scenario even more paradoxical, the troika has withdrawn all versions of its proposal... understandable considering the economic devastation that the troika has inflicted on my country
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Tsipras holds off on reshuffle, suggests no way back for rebels
PoliticsGreek Politicsis suggesting he will co-exist with the rebels for the time being but has no intention of building bridges with them to ensure they remain within the party in the future. Secondly, Tsipras has left a window... of a minority government until an agreement with lenders has been reached on a third bailout. Negotiations
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Tsipras gears up for internal battle, sets priorities for summer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPanayiotis Lafazanis). This is not the first time that Tsipras has challenged the rebels to present... argument against the left-wing of his party as it has been unable to show that it has a convincing... weeks. Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who has been defending his actions via the media
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Newsletter 36 - 24/07/2015
with lenders on a third bailout has been reached. It makes sense for Tsipras to do this after... the government from this goal, especially given that the prime minister has admitted... to be approved by Parliament and money to be disbursed by 20 August, when Greece has a 3.5-billion-euro
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From the troika to the quartet
Agorais noteworthy and tells us something about who has the stronger hand in these meetings. The target date for the conclusion of negotiations is 18 August, two days before Greece has a 3.2 billion euro bond.... Micro-managing the Greek real economy remains the focus of the international creditors. Greece has
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In fragmented political environment, Meimarakis banks on message of unity
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinues to play the unity card, which has served the conservatives well in the campaign so far... through the addition of star candidates, Meimarakis has chosen to focus on the need for parties to unite after the elections. From the first day, he has stressed the need for a broad coalition
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