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Greece takes on EU presidency and some significant challenges with it
PoliticsGreek Politicswill not attempt to focus on issues that could benefit Greece. One area of particular interest... to the access to natural gas and oil that this could give. One of the issues that Greece has inherited.... This was one of the main issues that Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras focussed on as he set out Greece
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Topsy-turvy ride continues for Independent Greeks, as another MP goes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s quirky anti-bailout party, Independent Greeks, found itself minus one MP on Monday... was formed, several key members quit in a disagreement over his leadership style. One, Christos Zois, set... is significant in that it reduces Independent Greeks to just 17 seats, one fewer than Golden Dawn
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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsto consider. Samaras ousted Nikitas Kaklamanis, the one New Democracy MP who failed to provide full support... for SYRIZA’s surprise choice are not clear. One is likely to have been to draw attention..., the HFSF. Finally, SYRIZA may have felt it needed to make one last stand against the government in the run
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Fitch upgrades Greek credit rating to B with stable outlook
EconomyMacroeconomyAs previously rumoured, Fitch upgraded on Friday Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘B’ from ‘B... was published on May 14, 2013 when long-term rating was raised by one notch from ‘CCC’ to ‘B-‘. Greece’s highest credit rating is the one from Fitch, followed by S&P’s ‘B-’ with stable outlook, which was set
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EU vote highlights Greek center-left's urgent need for renewal
PoliticsGreek Politicsa “political crisis” by giving SYRIZA a clear mandate. If one overlooks the fact that Venizelos himself... left halved at these European elections. If one goes further back, to the EU vote of 2009..., if one is formed. Whether it is developments in PASOK or DIMAR, the next weeks and months will prove
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Greek-German relations: Perception versus reality
AgoraThere is currently much talk about what kind of conclusions one should draw from the recent..., as if the need to act urgently did not already exist beforehand. One key indicator of this discussion... between these impressive levels of tangible cooperation and technical support on the one side
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Greek banks may soon breathe sigh of relief on capital needs
Agoraassessment European Central Bank are one of the key factors weighing on investors’ minds. Apart from... of Greek banks’ capital needs at 1.5 billion euros just one week before the announcement of official... the best-case scenario for the Greek banking system and alleviate one of lenders’ most significant short
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ECB tests find negligible capital shortfalls at Greek banks
Economycomprehensive assessment on the financial health of 130 banks in the euro area, with just one Greek lender... only one bank (Eurobank). For Eurobank and NBG, the ECB said in a footnote that “the dynamic balance... assessment showing Greek banks’ capital needs of just 17.55 million euros for only one bank
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The politics of debt dynamics in Greece
Agorain the course of last week, one issue was brought to public attention that could be termed the taboo... such an international debt conference and build coalitions for it accordingly. One party in Spain, the newly... in 2015 and thus also weigh on the country’s debt dynamics. One factor to bear in mind
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Tsipras bolsters ties with Europe’s rising leftists but also looks beyond
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras speak of “neoliberal hegemony” one day and meet with representatives of Europe’s political... will develop if he ends up leading Greece will be one of the defining factors in his possible premiership but also one of the most difficult to predict.
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