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Greece’s first bailout, lenders and their pledge to maintain debt exposure
EconomyProgrammeparticipation in the first Greek bailout. “The Dutch, French and German chairs conveyed to the Board... of Private Sector Involvement was missing from the Greek program. The Brazilian ED suggested...” their positions on Greek state bonds and avoid driving yields upwards. On May 7, three days before
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Greece's extension proposals to the Eurogroup and what they mean
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a substantial climbdown, the Greek government on Thursday submitted a request to the Eurogroup... targets it would accept. The German Finance Ministry responded by rejecting the Greek request..., the Greek request represents a substantial compromise from SYRIZA’s original positions. There are two
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How big is the gap separating Greece and the institutions?
EconomyProgrammesignificant differences and deviations from the latest Greek proposal, which suggests the two sides have a huge task on Thursday to bridge their gaps. The Greek government sent on June 23 an 11-page... to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on June 3, while adding some of the measures proposed by Greece
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
. The upcoming elections will be one of the most difficult to read in modern Greek history due to the high... is a large buffer in Parliament. Throughout the crisis, Greek governments have found it impossible...-in is effective as of 1 January 2016. Since the Greek bank recapitalisation process should
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A varied set of views on China
Agoracarried out by both foreign and Greek polling agencies, as well as of 1,386 articles published on the web by ten Greek newspapers and news portals. A consistent pattern emerging from the majority... favourable than respective views recorded in other European and western countries. Greek citizens
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Athens takes stock after PM's first talks with Erdogan, Balkan leaders
PoliticsForeign Policyof meetings with foreign leaders and investors. The government believes that all the main aims which the Greek... dominated the encounter and is a matter of utmost concern to the Greek government Beyond his attempt to cultivate a personal relationship with Erdogan, as well as other foreign leaders, the Greek
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Mitsotakis heads to Israel and Russia with broad agenda
PoliticsForeign PolicyIssues that are high on the Greek government’s diplomatic agenda, such as energy, the tension... counterpart Naftali Benett will be a meeting of acquaintance, while on Wednesday the Greek premier.... Wednesday’s visit to the Russian Riviera will likely be a more difficult one for the Greek premier
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek officials seem very satisfied with the results of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s trip to Washington, which gave the Greek leader an opportunity to raise a wide range of issues. The main aim for the Greek side was to carve out a new place on the geopolitical map for Greece during
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Ukraine war and Turkey tension top foreign policy concerns
PoliticsForeign PolicyFacing possible snap elections this autumn, there are two key issues of concern for the Greek... Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, as well as the atmosphere created by Greek Eurodeputies from... in the Greek premier’s speech in Strasbourg: The duration of the war in Ukraine and the attitude of Turkish
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agoraby the Greek government.[2] Our more-modest real GDP outlook for the long run is quite below that of the EU Commission and Greek government. This is important, because economic policy needs to be consistent...) aging effects on GDP from retiring and passing baby-boomers in the Greek population has declined
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