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Growing criticism of coalition's handling of public sector jobs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s handling of public positions became an issue again this week as the opposition... prompted by a number of provisions attached to the multi-bill that contains elements of SYRIZA’s so-called... a constant source of friction and corruption in recent years. However, Wednesday’s outburst from
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Greece welcomes Abbas after stalemate during visit by FYROM's Poposki
PoliticsForeign Policyon Monday. His arrival is to coincide with the Greek Parliament’s adoption of a non-binding resolution... shown particular interest in Parliament’s actions, especially over the wording of this resolution.... This decision as Greek officials explain is part of this government’s multi-dimensional foreign
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Is Regling right to be concerned about Greek liquidity?
AgoraIn the press conference following Thursday’s Eurogroup. Klaus Regling, the head of the European Stability Mechanism – the eurozone’s bailout mechanism – called for the first review of Greece’s third... of the review but also because the Greek government’s liquidity situation will become tighter over the next few
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Mounting pension protests exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFarmers are the latest group to voice their opposition to the government’s policies as the reaction... on Greece’s main highway to protest plans to almost triple their social security contributions and increase... that have been protesting the coalition’s proposals, farmers are perhaps those affected most financially
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SYRIZA's long, slow march
Agorathe country’s economic problems. Effrontery, though, is not a tradable commodity... the WSJ. “We hoped that we could change the balance of power in Europe very fast. It’s clear that we...: as the product of barefaced cheek on the minister’s part, as epitomising how out of touch the government
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One year of SYRIZA
Agorashould have taught us to keep expectations to a minimum. Since the start of this crisis, Greece’s very... to be out of touch with reality, hopeless optimists or liars. SYRIZA’s promise of hope may have... thinking or fiction. The letdown starts from SYRIZA’s flawed strategy in its negotiations
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Coalition feels wrath on pensions but not in opposition's interest to push hard
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s negotiations with its lenders over the first review of the third bailout were due... in was highlighted by the strong turnout for Thursday’s general strike in Athens and other parts of the country... are particularly unpopular with the self-employed and farmers. In the build up to Thursday’s strike
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Greece, eurozone edge closer on pensions and fiscal gap but IMF keeps bar high
EconomyProgrammechiefs’ return to Athens still remains unidentified and could be clarified at Monday’s Eurogroup... there is a notable divergence with the IMF’s forecasts. Greece sees fiscal gap in 2016 at 0.6... Ministry and OPAP on the specification of the technical guidelines as well as OPAP’s appeal
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PASOK leader seeks alliances to improve party's footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty’s standing but with mixed results. A coordinating body for PASOK and its parliamentary ally, the Democratic Left (DIMAR), accepted this week Gennimata’s proposal for their parliamentary group (16.... Gennimata argued that PASOK and Potami’s views are similar and that a common platform could be agreed
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Greece and creditors eye compromise to move review along
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAway from the rhetoric generated by Saturday’s WikiLeaks publication, Greece and its lenders appear... a disbursement before Athens runs into payment problems in July. Emerging from Wednesday’s round of talks... that two agreements would be drafted: One with Greece’s European lenders and the other
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