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Challenges mount for Tsipras as pension reform leads into make or break period
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras and his team feared (causing them to opt for snap elections in September) has... polling is no surprise given the nature of the measures the government has passed in recent months... was re-elected in September. However, what has caught the attention even more is the amount of smaller
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
Agoraassessment has Greece written all over it and takes the debate right to the heart of the issue... three bailouts. The IMF has not confirmed its role in the latest programme partly because the issue... relief, just as was the case in 2010. As if nothing has been learnt since then, Greece has to find
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Coalition feels wrath on pensions but not in opposition's interest to push hard
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government appeared to remain united. In fact, there has been surprisingly little dissent from... has spent all its political life on the other side of the protest lines. It is worth noting, though... opposed the reforms. It is a pattern that has been followed since then whenever pension reform has come
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Coalition hopes to ride out pension and tax dispute with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsis hopeful talks with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can be arranged in the coming days. The government has... by a Communist Party-affiliated unionist. The government has also accused some of the protesting farmers... ties to the agricultural sector, neither party has openly encouraged or supported the protests
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Fragility of summit pledge for border status quo already evident
PoliticsGreek Politicsto government sources, the Greek premier has reiterated that Greece will not accept any unilateral... that his government has already met the obligations listed in the European Commission’s report on Greece’s Schengen commitments. According to Defence Ministry data, the hot spot on Lesvos has been
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When the refugee crisis met the bailout review
Agoragovernment has not sought to establish a connection between the two issues. At least not in the way... and other capitals. This type of rhetoric has been set aside, thankfully. Instead, Athens’s focus has mostly... as a country that repeatedly fails to cooperate and has to be pushed to the brink to act, whether
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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agoraadopted last year has failed. The lack of participation from most EU member states has rendered... people. However, there are a number of potential pitfalls to the plan Merkel has pivoted to. Firstly, it relies on Turkey’s unfailing cooperation. Turkey will play a key role as it has to ensure
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Greece braces for complex EU-Turkey summit on refugee plan
PoliticsForeign Policyneighboring country. The Greek government has been preparing for challenges that may crop up during.... The need, however, for an agreement has become more urgent especially due to the mounting crisis... and that is why it has reacted awkwardly so far. It is still not clear what has happened to refugees
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Some progress made as Greek programme review heads for break
EconomyProgrammeof the next Eurogroup meeting due on April 22. Dijsselbloem stressed that “significant progress has been... lower increase would entail pension cuts up to 600 million euros. The government has indicated it does..., the government has proposed a lowering of the tax-free threshold from its current level of 9,550 to 9,100
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New party aims to mount challenge to the right of Mitsotakis's ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis, there was a reminder on Friday that the recently-elected conservative chief also has... given that it will take time for the new party’s structure to take shape. At the moment, all it has to show are two personalities: Karatzaferis and Baltakos. Although media-savvy, Karatzaferis has been
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