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Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises
PoliticsGreek Politics, the process of getting the talks underway has been far from straightforward, with the Greek side reluctant... and European Central Bank in Athens. In the end, it seems an agreement has been reached... to the Dutch finance minister. The Greek government has been reluctant to enter negotiations which
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agoraand the military dictatorship – that continue to shape the present. The sense that there has been... coalition also had a committee for the same purpose. In fact, the issue of settling war reparations has... for restitution, then the historical facts show that there has been an unsatisfactory handling
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Greek austerity programme compromising some basic rights, EU Parliament report finds
Society, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has found. The study, entitled “The impact of the crisis... the many problems and negative side-effects caused by what has been a large and rapid fiscal... that in the education, where the state budget for the Education Ministry has fallen from 5.645 billion in 2005
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As hopes of April 24 deal fade, differences between Greece and lenders remain
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe prospect of an agreement between Greece and its lenders at the April 24 Eurogroup in Riga has... is possible next week, progress in the technical work between the two sides over the last few days has... government. Athens has shown it is willing to be flexible on some issues, such as VAT (Alternate
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Lack of liquidity, political cost push Greek gov't to seek swift deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politics, such as the fiscal targets Greece has to meet (1.2 to 1.5 percent of GDP primary surplus this year and next...) and the general secretariat for public revenues in order to safeguard their independence, which has been... hikes, which Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has labelled “recessionary measures,” has more to do
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Tsipras goes to Brussels with opposition's backing, parameters of agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout taking over the role and it has been reported that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spent several hours convincing him to succeed his fellow economist. The new finance minister has the advantage... will not be starting from scratch. Also, he has a less abrasive style than Varoufakis, which may prove priceless
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Agreement creates array of political challenges for Tsipras, who must move fast
PoliticsGreek Politicswas one of seven SYRIZA MPs who abstained in Saturday’s meeting and has refused to give up her... prominent and has indicated she may be willing to head her own party. Greece has to pass this legislation..., which was one of the laws SYRIZA insisted on not changing. Tsipras has also been warned that he
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Greece trying to redefine its diplomatic role in the Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias’s recent tour of the Western Balkans has ended up causing... for the recognition of Kosovo. But it appears that the Serbs overreacted as it is has been abundantly clear since 2012 that Athens, then with Dimitris Avramopoulos as foreign minister, has chosen to improve
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Tsipras looks for traction with elections finely balanced in final stretch
PoliticsGreek Politics” and moving on. Opinion polls, though, continue to show that SYRIZA has not found any traction... has managed to strike a workable balance within New Democracy. On the one hand, he has avoided... within the party, while on the other he has moved ND closer to the centre politically. The key
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Election Watch: What are Greeks voting for?
AgoraRarely has Greece gone into an election period with so many pieces in flux as it is now. The only... and not suffer greater hardship? Perhaps, though, the one key question that has not been answered so far...’s party showed little of the zeal for a clean-up that it claims it has. The SYRIZA leader points
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