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SYRIZA backlash following Kammenos trip to islands
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s awkward symbiosis with its coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), has come to the fore again this week. There has been unrest within SYRIZA because some of its MPs took part... that they feel Kammenos, who has hit back at Turkish statements, is dragging the government in the wrong
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Lenders' reaction to pension pledge leaves Tsipras short of options
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMechanism revealed that it has put on hold the implementation of short-term debt relief measures... process has been put on hold as the institutions are examining whether Tsipras’s pledge to give 617... and is due to be voted on by MPs on Thursday. The prime minister has pledged that pensioners
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Review delay brings Greek liquidity needs back into focus
EconomyProgrammeGreece has to pay 6.46 billion euros for GGB redemptions (4.03 billion to the ECB and 2.43 billion... in GGBs held by the ECB are due. Greece also has to pay 620 million in March, mostly to private investors... the rise in the VAT rate on islands hit by the refugee crisis. Summing up, Greece has to pay, largely
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Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister reflects the two tracks that Tsipras has followed in recent days: One is still targeting... the Greek prime minister also reflects the fact that the process has arrived at the point where... collective dismissals by the government in 2013, deemed that the Greek state has a right to give its
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Trade after Brexit: How Greece and the EU will be affected
Agora. The Theresa May government, appointed after the defeat of the 'Remain' campaign has hinted..., the ratio of exports/imports has topped 56%/44% placing Greece above the European Union average, in the 15th place. Also, Greece has the 13th biggest trade surplus against the UK, with almost 10
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Athens sees Cyprus talks progressing despite lack of deal in Geneva
PoliticsForeign Policy. The same sources say that the Greek government is ready to make use of the significant dynamic that has... since 1974. The Greek government also feels the Cyprus issue has now entered a new phase... UN chief that the latter has said he will refuse to sit in the same room as the Greek diplomat
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Tsipras facing more media intervention claims after changes at newspaper
PoliticsGreek Politicsof his appointment has raised suspicions that it is part of a government attempt to control a key outlet, and one that was critical of the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks administration. Tsipras has accused... and tax evasion charges. There is no evidence that these events were linked, and the government has
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Athens holds back proposal details ahead of Thursday's Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has decided to keep its cards close to its chest ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup and has not revealed – even to its lenders – exactly what it is proposing in order to conclude the review... details about what form this suggestion will take. It has been widely reported, and referenced
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The place where sanity goes to die
Agorathe other way and sign off on what was presented as progress in the Greek programme. Now the IMF has... bargaining in the near future. This time, the holdup is not because Greece has not delivered on what it has... debt sustainability analysis (DSA) has been leaked to the Greek media. According to reports
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Turkey ratchets up pressure on Greece in wake of extradition ruling
PoliticsForeign Policyurged Kammenos to “come to his senses,” in reference to his flight over the islets, whose status has..., the Greek government has opted for a principle of proportional response, meaning that when Turkish coast... the Turkish Navy appears, its Greek counterpart also sends vessels to the area. Athens has also issued strict
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