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When the refugee crisis met the bailout review
AgoraAfter weeks of dancing around the issue, it seems that Greece and its lenders have started, even tangentially, to link the refugee crisis and the pending bailout review. So far, publicly the Greek government has not sought to establish a connection betw...
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HFSF executive board members resign
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) said on Wednesday that all three of its executive board members - Aris Xenofos, CEO, George Koutsos, Deputy CEO and Anastasios Gagales, member - have resigned. Xenofos was named HFSF CEO on July 16, 2015 with...
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Draft budget sees stronger growth, fiscal targets being met
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Finance Ministry (MoF) tabled on Monday in Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee the 2018 draft budget, which contains its fiscal estimates as well as the underlying macro assumptions. The MoF expects that the improvement in economic confidence du...
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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras may be forced to put into action his plans for a cabinet reshuffle after losing two ministers unexpectedly. Reports suggest that the Greek leader may announce changes before the end of the week. Economy Minister Dimitris Pa...
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Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
Agora, fiscal targets were not met and confidence would not return even after a June 2011 “megaswap... that forced the de la Rua government to resign. After four interim presidents in two weeks and ongoing
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Signs of siege mentality in gov't dispute with lenders, BoG governor
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe continuation of the talks but seeing as ministers met behind closed doors for some five hours... of SYRIZA MPs have called for Stournaras to resign and some ministers have publicly questioned his
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Yes or no, complex political developments lie ahead for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politics. The first is to resign and allow a national emergency government to be formed. The other is to agree... as it seems certain that Tsipras will call elections before any of the conditions are met. Complicated
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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agoralike her to resign, what is to keep mere political mortals from panicking about their futures? Perhaps... is simply performing search and rescue operations. On Samos, I met Captain Antonis Karakontis, who... refugees and migrants arrive on its islands to prevent them simply moving on en masse to other
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Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016
suggested Mouzalas should resign. Not wanting to be outdone in the patriotism stakes, Independent... to a day or so of political grandstanding by Kammenos, who met with Tsipras and his right-hand man
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Assorted obstacles block path to change of parties in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsto calls for Mouzalas to resign over his “Macedonia” gaffe, Theodorakis has made his reluctance... and members to support such an alliance When SYRIZA’s largest faction, the movement of the 53, met in early
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