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  1. Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey ended with no major... that any concrete positions were agreed. In fact, Turkey seemed to reject the Greek proposal... of this proposal. The Greek government is reluctant to abandon its main position, which is that the refugee crisis

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  2. Rising bond yields a concern, but not an immediate fiscal problem
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    Economy

    by the loose monetary policy adopted by the ECB, which waived the minimum requirement for Greek bonds... pct, the lowest yield ever secured on a Greek sovereign bond issue. Turning point As it became clear... an investment grade. The Greek authorities started musing, or hoping even, that a combination

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  3. Samaras ratchets up tension in clash with SYRIZA over violence
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Tension has seeped through Greek politics in the wake of the Golden Dawn arrests but Prime Minister... Tsipras is not able to control. SYRIZA has found it difficult to shake off the accusations... of genuine differences or calculated politicking, the fraught atmosphere in Greek politics shows

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  4. Most popular society articles of 2013
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    Society

    into place to fight off Greek recession (19/10/2013) https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.420 2. Volunteers try to fill void left by retreating Greek state (12/10/2013) https://www.macropolis.gr

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  5. It's not the distance; it's the load you carry
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    Agora

    , is the finishing line really in sight, with just the last mile left to go? The Greek program..., a court ruling could lead to the Greek government being required to find up to 500 million euros... to be used solely to pay off debt. Simply looking at the challenging fiscal path ahead with blind optimism

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  6. Supreme Court ruling casts doubt over property tax revenues
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , the government is estimated to have collected more than 2.5 billion euros from Greek taxpayers. The tax... to cut off taxpayers’ electricity if they did not pay. The only way of resolving this legal... in which Greek governments have taken decisions to meet the various targets they were set is being

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  7. Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
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    Agora

    the authorities fail to collect from its better off citizens. Streeck highlights the extensive capital... of this liquidity is reaching Greek, Portuguese or Spanish citizens in terms of higher disposable income. Nor... will be widely read when it is published in English in May and possibly even find a Greek publishing house

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  8. DIMAR rules out coalition return but sees general elections on horizon

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    pushed firmly off the table, at least for now. DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis stated this week that his...) April 8, 2014 A revival in the party’s fortunes would give it a potentially significant role in Greek... are much slimmer. Nevertheless, Kouvelis believes sudden changes in Greek politics might not be far

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  9. Elections results present fresh challenges for SYRIZA and New Democracy

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek politics finely balanced and with both parties having key tactical decisions to make. A crucial few months for SYRIZA SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met Greek President Karolos Papoulias... it is true that the coalition did enough to fend off SYRIZA’s challenge, there was plenty

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  10. SYRIZA leads in most age groups, professions but coalition parties dominant among pensioners
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in almost all age groups and a wide range of Greek society. Age groups The leftists outstripped.... Support for the neofascist party tailed off in the 55-64 age group and particularly among those over 65... the fact it is opposed to privatisations and sees the public sector as an important driver of the Greek

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