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Uncertainty lingers after Tsipras and opposition leaders find no common ground
PoliticsGreek Politicsbailout demands (particularly pension reform) may tip him over the edge. As such, they are not willing
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Retail sales drop at faster pace of 5.2 pct in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomynegative reading in the course of 2015. The only positive reading (+2.4 percent) came in May. Retail
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Tsipras turns attention to nervy party ahead of new measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsmay also try to dangle the carrot of debt relief again. The issue had largely disappeared from
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Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
PoliticsForeign Policyargue that Greece may now feel somehow justified by its choice, especially after the successful
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Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsmay drag on until the summer. What really annoyed Athens, though, was a reference to an alleged
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SYRIZA tries to compose itself ahead of next vote on prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politicswill retain a 51 percent stake in the company, which may help Tsipras overcome resistance from
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Gov't hopes deal with lenders on prior actions will prove politically palatable
PoliticsGreek Politics. The concessions on ADMIE and the NPLs from the lenders’ side may prove vital in helping Tsipras ensure
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Deflated SYRIZA shuns broader political cooperation for now
PoliticsGreek Politicson the opposition, fuelling speculation that the party may at some point provide the government with extra
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Court ruling creates new complication for gov't, this time with property tax
EconomyMacroeconomyAccording to reports, the plenary of the Council of State has decided that the statutory (“objective”) prices for real estate should be retrospectively adjusted as of May 21, 2015. Greece’s highest administrative court had initially ruled in late November 2014 that the objective property prices
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Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
Agorapoint-scoring for Tsipras within his own party. It may strengthen the image that the government
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