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Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece goes into Sunday’s elections with SYRIZA the bookmakers’ favourite to win the vote... that he will be premier if his party wins but SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras suggested at the start... provide a greater degree of confidence with regards to the new administration’s stability and ability
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Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
AgoraThe nexus of Greece’s most challenging problems, and perhaps the ones that will make or break... between Greece’s economic difficulties and the challenge of dealing with the dramatic influx... of September to 7,000 a day in October. Understandably, this has put a huge strain on the Greek state’s
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Optimism and concern for Tsipras after EU summit on migration
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras walked away cautiously optimistic from Thursday’s European... at a “snail’s pace” on the issue, said the decision taken on Thursday were “in the right direction... could mean that that Greece’s neighbouring country gradually takes on the responsibility
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Tsipras rages against EU over refugee crisis but own goals unclear
PoliticsForeign Policyis dealing with the problem. Tsipras used so-called “Prime Minister’s Hour” in Parliament to distance himself... after at least another 22 people drowned trying to reach Greece’s eastern Aegean islands. Islands... staff, are not prepared to deal with the situation. Tsipras’s comments are clearly part of a strategy
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In Erdogan's shadow
Agoraover the refugee crisis was too pressing, and visited Istanbul last month. Merkel’s visit was seen... delaying the publication of the annual progress report on Turkey’s EU accession process. The report... at the moment – even if that involves turning a blind eye to Erdogan’s curtailing of rights
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MP's departure ahead of multi-bill vote highlights pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicswas increasingly uncomfortable about the government’s policy. In fact, he had been close to not standing as a SYRIZA candidate in the September 20 elections. Tsipras’s decision to ask Sakellaridis to step down means that the government’s five-seat majority has not been affected. Alternate Administrative
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Privatisation of power transmission firm ADMIE a key challenge among prior actions
EconomyProgrammeof electricity from Western Macedonia, where 70 percent of the country’s generation capacity is located... euros, while its operating expenses were cut by 20 percent to 81 million. As a result, the company’s... to 55.9 million. ADMIE’s cash stood at 118.3 million in 2014, net debt at 336 million, while
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Last round of Greek banks' recapitalisation drastically shifts shareholder structures
Economyof 5.4 billion, while NBG’s capital was also boosted by burden-sharing measures involving bail... respectively. In Eurobank, Fairfax and Capital hold 16.88 and 8.34 percent of the bank’s shares and are the two largest shareholders. It is noteworthy that the bank’s insurance subsidiary Eurolife
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Challenges mount for Tsipras as pension reform leads into make or break period
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader and a tough few weeks of negotiations ahead between the government and Greece’s lenders... as well as the reforms that are due to be agreed over the next few weeks. The government’s pension... believe the pension reforms should not be passed by Parliament. Greece’s two main unions, GSEE
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Coalition opens up new political front with tender for TV licenses
PoliticsGreek Politicsnormally (under the country’s constitution) have been responsible for deciding how many permits should... that the calculations the study contains are wrong. The government’s critics accuse it of trying to change... in the past. The other issue that the media permits debate has highlighted is SYRIZA’s apparent
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