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  1. Another euro stitch unpicked
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    Agora

    night to stop accepting Greek government bonds as collateral from local lenders has minimal practical impact in the short-term but maximum effect in symbolic terms. There has been some fine analysis..., the decision to pull funding has to be a political one, so even in the extreme case where

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  2. As negotiations start, Greek coalition draws confidence from public opinion
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of whether it has Greeks’ support in adopting a completely different negotiating line to previous..., since the elections there has been a dramatic drop in the amounts being withdrawn by Greeks... has led to some Greeks holding back payments. In his policy programme speech on Sunday, Prime

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  3. Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to be seen. In the meantime, financial news website Capital.gr has revealed the presentations made... in their specific areas of expertise and competence. We are committed to sound public finances. Greece has made...% in nominal terms, down from 15% in 2010. Its primary surplus has reached 1.5% at the end of last year

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  4. Greece: The gathering storm
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    Agora

    politician has maintained extreme pressure on the SYRIZA–Independent Greeks coalition. Ahead of the vote... in 2010, Germany has turned towards the IMF to act as its enforcer on the ground, believing... government has agreed with the Eurogroup, the IMF will still be looking for Greece to deliver in areas where

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  5. Ahead of Eurogroup, Greece juggles funds to cover liquidity shortage

    EconomyProgramme

    This week Greece has to rollover 1.6 billion euros in 3-month T-Bills. Since foreign investors stopped... position of 1.6 billion, creating a gap of 300 million that has to be covered by other funding... million euros. Athens has to pay an additional 1.23 billion euros in the next two weeks in three tranches

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  6. Minister's alleged conflict of interest a first domestic political test for Tsipras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Less than two months into his stint as prime minister, Alexis Tsipras has his first potential... a commission for its services. The government has chosen to throw its full weight behind Katrougalos... of innocence. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s office has made it clear that the Greek leader has

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  7. As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    own party and the domestic audience over the content of the reform package his government has sent... in return for further loans is unlikely. This has created a sense of anxiety within Greece.... Opinion polls suggest that there has been a gradual rise in the level of concern among voters as well

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  8. Tsipras targets opposition in debate but parliament speaker steals the show

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    privatisation plans. Whereas it has appeared over the last few days that it would progress with the deals... in 2012, has drawn huge attention since being elected parliamentary speaker. A stickler for the rules, she has infuriated MPs (sometimes from her own party) in Parliament and has gained a reputation

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  9. Tsipras hopes for 'spring' with Russia but brighter days not certain
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    between Moscow and the European Union. However, there are questions about how well Athens has planned its moves to achieve this target and whether it has thoroughly weighed up the consequences of such an opening towards Russia. Tsipras’s visit, which has been moved forward by a month

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  10. Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Minister Yiannis Panousis has taken the unprecedented step of warning the government via a front page op-ed piece that it has to take a tougher stance on policing. The opinion piece was published in Ta... in his newspaper article. Education Minister Aristides Baltas, who has seen Athens University’s main

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