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Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
AgoraAthens’ addiction to partisanship and political drama was yet again on full display during the last days of 2014. The election of the country’s president by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece. But the outdated electoral procedure through
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Tsipras delivers SYRIZA's first, tempered message of Greek election campaign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras delivered his first major election campaign speech on Saturday at a SYRIZA party congress in Athens. There was little new in what Tsipras had to say as he essentially went over the policy points he set out in September during a speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair. One
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Where does SYRIZA stand on debt?
Economybalanced budgets, also excluding PIB deficits from this calculation. During his address on Saturday
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What is SYRIZA's stance on negotiations with the eurozone?
EconomyProgrammepayments during the renegotiations process. SYRIZA claims that the elimination of the prevailing
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Searching for electoral manifestos and overcoming voting obstacles in Greece
Agoraon its agenda during meetings this week. Instead of further contributing to such speculative guesswork
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Third of Greek households trapped in debt and poverty, study suggests
Societyin 2014, the Small Enterprises Institute (IME) found additional burdens imposed during the year
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SYRIZA hits back in funding row, says it could issue T-bills and use repos
Economyand pointed out that foreign investors are not purchasing T-Bills during the current period of political
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Greek banks set for early ELA return in apparent precautionary move
Economyinvestors appear reluctant to invest in such notes during this period of political uncertainty
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The bad hand being dealt to Greece's next government
Agorathe limit was raised during exceptional circumstances in 2012, this is one more issue that needs
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Appealing to dual audiences compounds mixed messages from SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicswant to adopt some of the welfare measures it has promised during that period, without having to make
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