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Athens waits for dust to settle after Erdogan's victory in Turkish referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyaspect is that Erdogan won and now has the ability to lead Turkey in more autocratic manner... following a narrow victory. This optimistic approach has not yet been backed up by evidence, especially... foreign policy with Turkey, analysts argue. For more than a decade, Greece has shaped its foreign
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The implications of Erdogan's referendum victory
Agorawith the EU. In every speech Erdogan has made since the referendum, he has made reference to bringing back the death penalty. The Turkish president has also shown little concern for the Organisation... has become less stable and safe over the past few years as terrorism and social unrest have increased
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Fiscal surplus back in focus ahead of IMF debt discussions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis, who will also travel to Washington. There has been... the target in 2018. It should also be pointed out that the IMF has had a longstanding view... of the missions to Athens next week, was that this issue has now been settled and that the lenders
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Tsipras looks to build political capital from 2016 overperformance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto implement all of the expansionary counter-measures that it has agreed with the lenders... the conservatives would vote in Parliament and whether the opposition party, which has said... in December 2016 that he has a knack for putting New Democracy in difficult positions. At the time
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Newsletter 116 - 28/04/2017
is reluctant to go into too much detail ahead of the national elections in September. There has been some... be concluded within May. Regardless of the complications on the lenders’ side, Tsipras has already... the best chance the country has of exiting the programme. The premier made his first appearance on live
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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societyand Economics showed that the crisis has made Greeks more inclined to prefer products made in Greece. It’s the latest sign that the prolonged crisis in Greece has had an impact on the way in which... unemployment. According to the survey, the average monthly spend at supermarkets has fallen to 274 euros
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OECD sees GDP growth of 1.1 pct in 2017, stresses structural reforms and debt relief
EconomyMacroeconomytarget has been surpassed, but that the structural reform process has been uneven. Growth is expected... in the conclusion of the second programme review has undermined consumer and business confidence and has kept Greek government bond yields at high levels. However, the preliminary agreement reached
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek Politicsat ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup... the latest amendments. The finance minister added that the government has written to the institutions... a full package of “reforms plus debt relief” but he pointed out that in the past the organisation has
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Tsipras tries to keep government's eyes on the prize
PoliticsGreek Politicsby and let Tsipras spin his narrative. A parliamentary debate on the Eurogroup agreement has been.... It should be noted, though, that Mitsotakis has found it difficult to make an impression in parliamentary debates, even when Tsipras has been in the most uncomfortable of positions. Growth Sticking
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieving it was a positive outcome. This underlines the extent to which Tsipras’s core support has been... to rebuild trust. It also explains why some of the prime minister’s advisers believe that he has... unenviable position was also evident in the fact that support for New Democracy has risen by six points
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