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Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Agorathat built up during this period has sparked much introspection. While we are at it, we might want... what has happened in other parts of the world, we need to revisit the belief that Greeks will retain... of Greeks is a new development. There has been a 13 percentage point rise in the negative views since
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Mitsotakis marks first year at ND helm by emphasising tax cut goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Mitsotakis has suggested that he would strike out on his own if needed. Economic doubts One of the key... plans to target waste in the public sector, he has been vague on other ways in which spending could be reduced. He has insisted that there will be no dismissals in the civil service, a pledge that he
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No fear of the bear? Bilateral economic relations between Germany and Russia
Agorabanking - with their European peers. The rising investment interest also has a political impact. Russian... champion). More specifically, bilateral trade has fallen from 80 billion euros to 52 billion since 2012... Vladimir Putin has hardly impacted on bilateral economic ties. Despite the economic crisis in Russia
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Cyprus talks take a buffeting as leaders fall out
PoliticsForeign Policydisrespectful enough to prompt his departure from the venue. The Cyprus Parliament vote has caused... of the northern part of the island in July 1974. The Greek Cypriot side has acknowledged that Parliament's... Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday. “Patience has its limits,” said the Cypriot leader. Cavusoglu
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Review talks focus on out-of-court workout, jobs scheme and energy market
EconomyProgrammeon pending issues has not been reached. According to sources, the government remains firm in its... open is the threshold of overdue obligations that will be included in the mechanism. The government has... and that it may may be excluded from the fiscal outcome. According to reports, Greece has held talks
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To Potami and PASOK battle it out for dominance of centre-left
PoliticsGreek Politics. The lawmaker’s move means that PASOK now has 19 MPs, two more than Golden Dawn in fourth place. More significantly, it is a further boost to the leadership of Fofi Gennimata. Although she has strong... that Gennimata has to worry about a challenge from within PASOK, even though some top officials, such as her
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ESM approves next bailout tranche, providing Athens with some relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsbillion euros at the end of May. Once it has done so, another 800 million euros will be disbursed... market access but also because it has come under increasing pressure from opposition parties at home. New Democracy has asked for parliamentary inquiries to be set up to investigate Defence Minister
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Bond issue decision expected as clock ticks down
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government will try to tap the markets next week or, indeed, if it has time to issue a bond before... believes if it is going to return to the markets this month, it has to do so before the IMF takes... rumours that Athens has made up its mind to return to the markets now. Efimerida ton Syntakton
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Macron visit gives Tsipras chance to build ties, refocus
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder what has been a difficult summer for the Greek government, which struggled to get its message..., especially as he has been endorsed by New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Athens also sees Macron.... It has also been suggested that Macron may be favourable to the idea of the International Monetary Fund
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Coalition looks to regain confidence, centre-left struggles with ballot
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government is also hoping that the other major investment project that has stalled, at the former.... The focus of his speech was on the need for fair growth, which would benefit workers. This has been a key theme for the coalition as Tsipras has embarked on his campaign to talk up the economic recovery
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