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  1. Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference

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  2. Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
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    EconomyBanking

    In an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus

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  3. Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014

    Newsletters

    by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece

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  4. Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
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    Agora

    Athens’ 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 But the outdated electoral procedure through

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  5. Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the government’s existence. However, SYRIZA took an unusual step a few days ago which could, theoretically

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  6. Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015

    Newsletters

    rather unusual for outside observers, given that such programmatic platforms can serve as roadmaps

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  7. Searching for electoral manifestos and overcoming voting obstacles in Greece
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    Agora

    electoral manifestos. What appears rather unusual for outside observers, given

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  8. As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the unusual step of asking for a brief debate (party leaders only) about the extension of the loan agreement

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  9. Parliament starts process of probing Greek debt and MoUs - further division likely

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    up by parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou who, in an unusual move, will also preside over its

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  10. Newsletter 24 - 24/04/2015

    Newsletters

    underlined its investment commitment towards Greece by taking the rather unusual step of buying T-Bills

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