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Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
Agoraof who is in power in Greece, the prospect of finding 400 million euros or more to cut from the budget... is experiencing an extended period of pain that leaves negligible room for manoeuvre. Finding a way
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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agorafrom radical left activist to something more sophisticated. Finding space Tsipras realised that a lot.... It is not clear if this space exists or if any of the candidates are capable of finding it. Among the nine
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Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
PoliticsGreek Politicsacknowledged that they are finding it difficult to secure hospital supplies, including ventilators... associations called on the government to provide personal protective equipment to surgeries, after finding
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agorathat governments are finding ways to finance deficits outside the Maastricht definition of debt... not willing to stick to the 60-percent rule. They are also incrementally finding ways around
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is lining up interventions affecting the banking sector and the taxation system after finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public... on finding ways of lightening the tax burden ahead of the next national vote, due in 2027. Naftemporiki
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Lack of perceived alternatives strengthens ND as challenger parties lose shine
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm payments scandal, which concluded officially on Tuesday, finding... a negative view, compared to 33 pct in January. The finding suggests that continued exposure
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Government tries to purge police of Golden Dawn influence as poll shows support
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe threat to democracy posed by Golden Dawn. In the same survey, 55 percent of respondents wanted firm action to stop the party’s illegal actions and almost 32 percent wanted Golden Dawn
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Budget passed but troika accord still some way off for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsstated that it wanted to conclude talks on a number of outstanding issues that stand in the way... the European Union’s six-month rotating presidency on January 1 and wanted discussions about
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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek Politicsdefeat on changes to VAT rates. Athens had wanted to minimise the impact of changes, keeping three.... The government had been insisting over the last few days that it wanted this deal to act as a bridge
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Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras received the broad backing from MPs he wanted for the proposals he submitted to lenders during a vote in Parliament early on Saturday but was left with a conundrum... that some of Greece’s partners wanted to force it out of the eurozone, even at the risk
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