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Failure to agree on contingent measures causes further delay in conclusion of review
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the conclusion of the review has been put off for now, with the only other possibilities... 24. The Greek government has not taken well to its proposal for a corrective fiscal mechanism to achieve up to an extra 2 percent of GDP in adjustments being rejected. Athens has again singled out
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Launch of new movement highlights fragmentation of Greek centre-left
PoliticsGreek Politicsand tear after passing the austerity package has pushed Greek social democrats, who seemed... on the centre-left have been convincing so far, while nobody has been able to generate a sense of unity... PASOK and To Potami. Now, one of his former allies and most active ministers, has decided to launch
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Tsipras gets full support in pension and income tax vote, moves on to Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicswithout dismissing large numbers of civil servants. The conservative chief has so far not revealed... said on Sunday that apart from the pension and income tax reforms passed on Sunday, it has... to Reuters on Saturday on the need for Monday’s Eurogroup to break the “vicious cycle” in Greece. Gabriel has
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Putin visit highlights potential, but also limitations, of Greece-Russia ties
PoliticsForeign Policyto the Russian giant. Athens, however, has lowered its expectations for a full scale cooperation... that has been blocked by Bulgaria's unwillingness so far to be part of this project. It remains... DEPA last October in Rome will open the way for specific projects. It has become clear, though
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Greece and Albania seek path to resolving stack of differences
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Greek – Albanian continental shelf and maritime zones. Albania’s Parliament has never ratified... declaring a state of war with Albania passed in 1940 even though Athens believes this has been resolved via a Greek Cabinet decision in August 1987. Kotzias’s visit has been in the making for a while
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First review completed but more prior actions lie ahead for Greece
EconomyProgrammehas reportedly committed to 15 prior actions that have to be implemented by the end of October..., the fund’s internal regulation has to be completed by the same date. 2) A second set of state-controlled companies has to be transferred to the new privatisation and investment fund. 3) Ratification
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Fool Britannia
Agora, the finance minister disappearing and nobody having any plan about what to do: This has all happened over the last few years in Greece. Never, though, all at the same time as has just occurred in the UK... campaign, has been a real revelation for those observing from outside, particularly in Greece, which has
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Tsipras tries to push snap election talk off political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsand putting that at risk would not make sense. While New Democracy has consistently called for elections over the last few months, there has also been speculation that Tsipras might opt for an unexpected visit... at this stage. His government has survived the toughest bailout review it is likely to face with minimal
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign Policythe cave where - according to Greek mythology - Zeus has took Europa after kidnapping her. “I thought... he has taken Europa following her big kidnapping, so as to show that we believe that the Turkish... in comparison to other EU countries, with which Ankara has clashed repeatedly in recent weeks. The main
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After joy of TV permit auction, Tsipras faces programme restrictions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Pappas, who has overseen the whole process of regulating the TV market. It is clear, however..., with the remainder due over the next couple of years. Tsipras has already pledged that the amount raised would... the leftist grouping and quell concern about the direction the government has taken both in policy
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