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Greek current account balance turns negative in October after four month of surpluses
EconomyMacroeconomy). However, this year’s figure is 37 percent smaller than the 316 million euros recorded in October 2013... receipts from the EU. BoG data also showed that non-resident’s direct investment in Greece stood at 173 million euros in October (down from last’s year figure of 604 million), mainly reflecting
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Greeks lose faith in coalition but don't trust SYRIZA, polls indicate
PoliticsGreek Politicsand a prevalent mistrust of both the government and the opposition. It is this last element that means Greece’s... ballot on December 29, when Stavros Dimas’s candidacy needs to attract 180 votes, Greece will head... of Macedonia poll published in Sunday’s Kathimerini indicated that most Greeks have lost their faith
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Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Independent Greeks, though, there is barely any ideological basis for cooperation. To Potami’s liberal stance on economic issues is in conflict with SYRIZA’s views and this could cause friction, particularly with the left wing of Tsipras’s party. The other disadvantage of a SYRIZA-Potami alliance is the all
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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
PoliticsGreek Politics, for instance, sees SYRIZA’s lead over New Democracy closing from 4.9 percentage points in December... to secure the concessions it wants from Greece’s lenders. This would force the nascent government... and compromise with the eurozone could prompt a walkout from SYRIZA’s left wing, again threatening
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Samaras sets out New Democracy's plans for growth
EconomyFollowing the presentation of SYRIZA’s updated economic policies on January 3, Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras outlined his party’s programme for “Growth and Reforms... on SYRIZA’s programme, Samaras said it focuses on financing consumption and widening the public sector
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Tsipras still hopes he can avoid being part of coalition government
PoliticsGreek Politicsand implementing Greece’s bailout agreements, which would rule out PASOK and Papandreou’s party. He also... of the campaign may lead to the probability of an outright victory rising. Tsipras’s comments should... some of the 1 in 10 Greeks that are undecided to help elect a single-party government. SYRIZA’s hopes
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Polls continue pointing to SYRIZA victory as new post-election scenarios emerge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGoing into the last week of Greece’s election campaign little has changed in terms of what... among the parties, the projected results show SYRIZA on 34.7 and New Democracy on 30.2. Kathimerini’s... on the 3 percent threshold, but George Papandreou’s Movement of Democratic Socialists fall short
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Understanding the German approach towards Greece
Agoraparty Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) change Merkel’s approach? Not really. The conservative..., the AfD. What is more, those who are looking for a rationale behind Germany’s stance on eurozone policies... the international economic consensus. The reaction to the ECB’s recent announcement of QE is a good example
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Foreign policy emerges as potential point of friction between EU and new Greek government
PoliticsForeign Policy. As we have examined before on MacroPolis, SYRIZA’s stance on foreign policy is far from mainstream and despite the party’s leftist roots contains elements of nationalism. SYRIZA’s coalition partner... and the troika.” In his opening comments during Tuesday’s handover ceremony at the Foreign Ministry
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Greek shares rebound after calming comments from PM and finance minister
Economyon Friday and cumulative losses of 14.1 percent last week. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s intervention via...’s previous tense meetings with the European Parliament and Eurogroup presidents in Athens. In addition, Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis’s expression of hope for an imminent political
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