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PM pledges water reform in bid to avert scarcity crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs southern Europe swelters, Greece finds itself confronting a water crisis that has been steadily... to confront deep-rooted vulnerabilities in water policy. Italy has launched a series of cross-border... heavy rainfall in 2024. The government has committed to tripling its annual water investment, up to 6
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agoraministers. This government has already passed close to 5 percent of GDP in austerity measures since... using the influence the US has within the IMF to force the Fund to drop out of the Greek programme..., is on debt relief. The Greek government has made it very clear that it does not want to agree
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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the press conference. He underlined the “strong impact” that uncertainty has had on the Greek banking... the fiscal performance is severely off track. It has also secured some concessions on the labour front... agreement on Sunday, when SYRIZA’s central committee is due to meet to assess the deal. Tsipras has
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Government extends pandemic support package amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the economic front. The government has been under pressure to offer more clarity on the duration.... There has also been increasing anxiety about the fate of the tourism sector, with the prospect... already attracted controversy, and the latest development has prompted renewed calls for its withdrawal.
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Greece - On the importance of productivity growth
Agoraincome. Instead, politicians care about the importance of the influence an economy’s size has... of the previous decade suggests that this time the downturn will be much shorter lived. This interlinkage has... associated with realpolitik. The absolute size of economies cannot be measured only in terms of GDP
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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politics. In contrast, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has lost just two percentage points in that time. Also... 81 percent expect there to be many protests and strikes this autumn. The latter figure has... that there will be a so-called social uprising against the current policies has the potential to become a self
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Greece could still leave euro, says Simitis, PM who engineered entry
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 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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Coalition hopes it will have more than just Paris at the end of troika talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 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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Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
Agoraorthodoxy. 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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Public support for coalition still strong but Tsipras walks fine line with party
PoliticsGreek Politicsleft 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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