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Newsletter 73 - 13/05/2016
surprises from his MPs in the days ahead. One area where things could turn for the worse is the refugee...: The relatively smooth one and the one that gradually deteriorates before becoming impassable. Under the best..., public dissent within SYRIZA has been at a relative minimum. Apart from one testosterone-fuelled threat
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Privatisations in Greece: A win-win that's difficult to achieve
Agora, Brussels, Frankfurt and Washington is considerable. One key issue concerns the next agreements... supervisory board together with three Greek representatives appointed by the Greek government. One.... These elements included one related to the state having to approve project-licensing requirements
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
they will oppose the draft law, on board. Without at least one of these two opposition parties... for the winning party. Potami has proposed it should be one extra seat for every two percent of the vote..., in the future. In France, President Francois Hollande has staggered from one blow to the next
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Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued to issue mixed messages on Wednesday: On the one hand, he... minister reflects the two tracks that Tsipras has followed in recent days: One is still targeting... dismissals, one of the key points of contention in the labour reform discussion, worked in favour
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Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/01/05/cyprus_myrto_1000_0501-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Agora, Spain and Cyprus. Four of these are now success stories,” said Regling. While one may debate... one out (Greece), there is little cause for celebration. One could look at the amount of loans... the other four combined), and the fact it is the only one still left in a programme and conclude
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Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
Agoranot be a coincidence that a 30 percent reduction in ENFIA over three years is one of the few economic policies... are living through one of those moments now as the International Monetary Fund pushes for further... to bring any tangible benefits. In fact, the European Commission – one of the four members
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
PoliticsGreek Politicstreatment. The committee will be made up of 21 members (10 from SYRIZA and one from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), five from New Democracy and one from each of the other opposition parties). It will sit for one month, according to reports. The preliminary inquiry has similar powers
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Working-class homes or millionaires' mansions - what's going under the hammer in property auctions?
EconomyFeaturesthe notaries, which claimed the properties in question were being auctioned for debts of over one... against their names. On 21 March, at least 24 individuals have more than one property listed, while... of the individuals clearly held large property portfolios. In one instance, a single person is named
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics. The justice portfolio is a significant one for the coalition as it has come under considerable criticism... that it has tried to interfere in the judicial process. At 42, Kalogirou is one of the younger faces... is one of the few cabinet members to emerge with his reputation relatively intact. The Interior
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Nearly half of all households still rely on pensions for income, survey shows
Societystill reported having at least one unemployed family member, and one in ten reported having at least one family member who left Greece to find work. On the other hand, the study also recorded.... Furthermore, one in three households said that they got by without much difficulty compared to one
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