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  1. Greece could still leave euro, says Simitis, PM who engineered entry
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    and will not be limited to 124 percent of GDP by 2020,” writes the former PASOK leader. Simitis notes that Greece has... of this package has contributed to the collapse of the Greek economy, which has shrunk by almost a quarter... are trying to get across. Recently, Simitis has backed a new centre left movement that seeks

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  2. Coalition hopes it will have more than just Paris at the end of troika talks
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    of the Greek programme has been frozen since September and the Paris talks represent a last chance... to back down on a number of pending issues in order to secure an accord with the troika, which has demanded 19 key actions. Reports suggest that the Greek delegation in Paris has proposals on all 19

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  3. Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
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    orthodoxy. SYRIZA's leader, Tsipras, as the prospects of victory become more concrete, has further... are the reasons for concern. Regarding Europe, SYRIZA's agenda has two key elements. First, in case... to imagine a durable exit from the crisis that has chocked Europe since 2008, if at least a part of the debt

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  4. Public support for coalition still strong but Tsipras walks fine line with party

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    left wing, or Left Platform as it is known, which has objected most strongly to the deal reached... has “vagueness and several critical problems.” He insisted, however, that the government would be able... will also point to the surprisingly strong support that his government has among voters. In the first

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  5. Gov't sees reform multi-bill as path to funding but resistance abounds

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    crisis there has been a long history of Greek governments being upbeat about the prospects... the party that the government has gone as far as it can in pursuing its own agenda before... Theano Fotiou said on Skai TV that the government should ask voters to express their opinion if it has

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  6. Greece makes new proposals in search for deal acceptable to lenders and MPs

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    efforts to pass the latest set of measures through Parliament. It would allow him to argue that he has... percent but short of the lenders’ preferred target of 2 percent. From what is known so far, Athens has... of what Greece has proposed on this issue are not known but the plan is likely to be a variation of what

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  7. Divided we fall?
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    stressed the need of unity in his speech after the referendum but divisiveness in Greece has been... to the constant speculation about whether Greece deserved to stay in the eurozone, their decision-making has... that has convinced itself that its homespun fables will come true even though reality has consistently

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  8. Tsipras's proposals to lenders come under SYRIZA scrutiny
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    took place It has been submitted to Greek Parliament as a draft law in a single article. The government has chosen an emergency procedure that would allow MPs to vote on the bill by Friday night, ahead... to vote by Friday night as the document has to pass through a committee first and it has to issue a report

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  9. Varoufakis adds to pressure on Tsipras ahead of lenders' return
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    has attempted to distance himself from Varoufakis since reaching an agreement with fellow euro area... theoretically has to be in place so Greece can received the necessary funding to meet the maturity... of such legislation not passing as the opposition parties will continue to support Tsipras and, if Parliament has

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  10. Tsipras may choose benefits of longer game on elections
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    of October, Athens also has to vote through Parliament during the same month austerity measures... will be to wait until the first bailout review has been completed before triggering early elections. Although... shelving ideas of snap elections, which has to do with the sheer magnitude of the task facing his

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