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  1. Troika piles pressure on coalition by insisting on key actions to conclude review
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    to be completed. According to a report in Kathimerini daily, the actions that the coalition has... Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports given that 2014 sell-off target of 1.5 billion euros has been missed... Mechanism chief Klaus Regling has also stressed that Greece will lose the 11.5 billion euros left

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  2. From London to Paris, no happy returns for Greece
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    representatives flew to Paris in order to meet a troika delegation that has repeatedly delayed its return.... Disagreement over what economic and fiscal measures Greece has to comply with and the intricate... Economy”, the presentation has the feel of having been made on the run. The English is faulty at times

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  3. 2014 is not 2012
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    Since the eurozone crisis kicked off towards the end of 2009 in Greece there has been no other institution that has gained in prominence like the European Central Bank. Aside from the fact... to the more costly ELA. Taking a closer look, though, much has changed for Greek banks

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  4. Opposition parties' stance on president provides gov't with little hope so far
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    the party has stated for some time that it is in favour of early elections. It has been noticeable... lawmakers publicly in favour of voting for the government’s candidate. This has sparked rumours... has been mentioned is that the right-wing anti-austerity Independent Greeks have also taken a strong

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  5. Talk of negative impact from political risk sees tightening of Greek polls
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    2012 elections amid fears that the country might be forced to leave the euro. As has been revealed.... Balances stood at 164.5 billion euros at the end of the month. Just over 14 billion euros has... of working in the interests of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The opposition party has grown

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  6. Final presidential vote likely to segue into snap elections for Greece
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    might secure the 180 needed in the final round but there has been little progress since... already backed Dimas. DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis has held his party together so far but his intention of seeking an alliance with SYRIZA ahead of likely snap elections has alienated three of the nine MPs

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  7. Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead

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    The triggering of snap elections in Greece has prompted many to believe that a SYRIZA government... likely than the latter and so far only one polling company (Public Issue) has published projected... at the social democratic party for a coalition to be viable. Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos has

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  8. Venizelos ready to work with SYRIZA but leftists and Papandreou to have last say
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    of a new party by PASOK’s former president, George Papandreou, has raised questions about how.... You can’t be aloof when the country is in danger.” As we have noted before, Venizelos has softened his stance towards SYRIZA in the last few weeks and has gradually warmed to the idea of forming

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  9. What is SYRIZA's stance on negotiations with the eurozone?
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    demands for the abolition of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and all its related laws has recently... a change in policy. SYRIZA has declared it absolutely disagrees with the measures recently proposed by the Finance Ministry to cover the 2.5 billion 2015 fiscal gap that has been predicted

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  10. The bad hand being dealt to Greece's next government

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    in the country and abroad who heralded the end of the crisis has been laid bare over the last few... elections. Some will see his comments as a political intervention but Hardouvelis has a strong case... the troika review that began in September has led to Greece not getting the total of 7.2 billion euros

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