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After rocky start, some political backing for SYRIZA but ECB holds key
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a troubling first few days in office, the new Greek government appeared to get a better grip... with the eurozone. The frosty handshake between Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Eurogroup President... another bailout tranche would be perpetuating Greece’s problem. The Greek minister also set out his
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Tsipras heads for Russia with specific aims, including halting speculation
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is preparing for his two-day visit to Moscow, which begins....” Deciphering this message from the Greek side helps dispel some of the myths surrounding the purpose... for the Greek state. Athens has taken on board the lessons from Cyprus’s failed last-minute attempt to get
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Tsipras makes his point in Moscow but leaves with nothing tangible
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin... that there is no Greek request for a loan from Russia, Putin indicated that Moscow would consider investments... at this stage to lift the embargo on Greek agricultural imports, underlining that he could not make
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
by the institutions to the Greek authorities was unveiled last week with lenders’ detailed proposals... an update on banks’ loan quality. In specific, Stournaras revealed that the Greek authorities have..., the extension In March the non-performing exposure ratio in the Greek banking market edged up to 45
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Greece treads carefully, hoping to avoid blowback from failed coup in Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyissues between the two countries, the Greek government was given an extra cause to worry about when... in the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupolis on Saturday and then appealed for political asylum... the officers to be in a position to claim their human rights have been neglected by the Greek state
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Greece sets up working group to monitor implications of Brexit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek Foreign Ministry has decided to monitor closely European developments linked... within the framework of the Scientific Centre of Analysis and Planning of the Greek Foreign Ministry...” and Northern England and Wales, which voted in favor of “Leave”. According to Greek diplomats
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Obama puts emphasis on issues deemed vital by Greece in Athens visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government got what it hoped for from the initial stages of US President Barack Obama’s..., not just Greece, strengthening Greek hopes that he will carry this message to German Chancellor... will make the Greek economy more competitive and, at the same time, in my message to the rest of Europe I
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Optimism in Athens as Cyprus talks move into delicate phase
PoliticsForeign Policyon a specific map. The Greek premier, however, insisted that there are “red lines” for Greece and Cyprus... that agreement in a way that can be ratified by both sides.” Greek officials briefed Obama in some detail about... Turkish and one Greek. Switzerland talks One of the key issues in the territory discussion
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Athens, Nicosia buoyed by EU role in Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyon Cyprus on 12 January 2017.” This conclusion was made possible by the coordinated moves by Greek.... Commenting on the EU Council conclusions, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that the decision... and the active role of the EU are interconnected according to the Greek and Greek Cypriot side
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Tsakalotos and Stournaras raise objections to IMF assumptions
EconomyProgrammeon Tuesday evening included letters by the Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Bank of Greece... of the Greek economy,” while Stournaras concluded that “the IMF’s long-term projections seem to have... suggestion for lower tax-free threshold, since more than half of Greek taxpayers do not pay personal
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