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European Commission sees some progress in Greece's market reforms
EconomyProgrammeCommission (EC) has outlined that reforms of the public administration, the judicial system and those... development. According to the report, certain indicators are showing that business regulation has been... percent. According to the report, liberalisation has been uneven across professions and further progress
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The arduous road of privatisation in Greece
Agoraprojections. Thus, the new CEO’s optimistic outlook has to be viewed with a sense of caution. All... agency. Since its inception in mid-2011, HRADF has had a constant turnover in the position... the establishment of HRADF in 2011 the Greek privatisation strategy has suffered from a number of deficits
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No prospect of compromise for entrenched Greek parties
PoliticsGreek Politics, the only figure that has the authority to convene such talks. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has... in February and possibly at the ballot box before or after then. SYRIZA has gone all out on the belief.... On Wednesday, the party began weekly media briefings for the first time. There has also been a marked
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What does a bailout exit with a precautionary credit line mean for Greece?
EconomyProgrammefuture problems with access to market financing. It has an initial duration of one year... assistance if the precautionary programme were to be activated. The FFA has to be signed along.... It has the flexibility to request the draw-down of funds or a primary market intervention at any time
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You can call it reform if you like
Agoraof the government’s commitment to reform. But what has been the fate of the man responsible..., former Interior Minister and current New Democracy MP. Pavlopoulos has spent the last few years... the rails. Pavlopoulos has not been held accountable for his actions, despite Mitsotakis’s arguments
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From London to Paris, no happy returns for Greece
Agorarepresentatives flew to Paris in order to meet a troika delegation that has repeatedly delayed its return.... Disagreement over what economic and fiscal measures Greece has to comply with and the intricate... Economy”, the presentation has the feel of having been made on the run. The English is faulty at times
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2014 is not 2012
AgoraSince the eurozone crisis kicked off towards the end of 2009 in Greece there has been no other institution that has gained in prominence like the European Central Bank. Aside from the fact... to the more costly ELA. Taking a closer look, though, much has changed for Greek banks
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Talk of negative impact from political risk sees tightening of Greek polls
PoliticsGreek Politics2012 elections amid fears that the country might be forced to leave the euro. As has been revealed.... Balances stood at 164.5 billion euros at the end of the month. Just over 14 billion euros has... of working in the interests of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The opposition party has grown
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Venizelos ready to work with SYRIZA but leftists and Papandreou to have last say
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a new party by PASOK’s former president, George Papandreou, has raised questions about how.... You can’t be aloof when the country is in danger.” As we have noted before, Venizelos has softened his stance towards SYRIZA in the last few weeks and has gradually warmed to the idea of forming
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What is SYRIZA's stance on negotiations with the eurozone?
EconomyProgrammedemands for the abolition of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and all its related laws has recently... a change in policy. SYRIZA has declared it absolutely disagrees with the measures recently proposed by the Finance Ministry to cover the 2.5 billion 2015 fiscal gap that has been predicted
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