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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agorapotential miracle worker, or “Harvard-educated free-market reformer”, as the Wall Street Journal... bureaucracy and weak political will have to be overcome. The Wall Street Journal writes
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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek Politicssettlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agorahit a brick wall. It lacked the conviction to make the tough changes in the public sector, to make
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
Agoraon the 5th of June after its contents were leaked by the Wall Street Journal's Matina Stevis, the IMF openly
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It remains a mystery
AgoraThe Wall Street Journal leaked this week the minutes of an International Monetary Fund board meeting in May, 2010, just a few days before Greece signed its first bailout. The extracts reveal that there was serious concern among about a third of the country representatives, who raised serious
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicswall in its discussions with technocrats from the European Commission, European Central Bank
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Last man standing
Agoratogether on this issue, and others, is much like trying to nail jelly to the wall. It was only
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Greece’s first bailout, lenders and their pledge to maintain debt exposure
EconomyProgrammeThe Wall Street Journal and El Pais published over the weekend a revealing record of the minutes from the International Monetary Fund’s board meeting in May 2010, which sealed the organizations participation in the first Greek bailout. “The Dutch, French and German chairs conveyed to the Board
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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the 12 months ahead. A report in the Wall Street Journal indicated that a commitment to a specific
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Greece's ultimate sacrifice for stability
Agoraclaims against police be included in a new immigration code. A recent Wall Street Journal article
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