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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agoraby technical problems, which meant the original date for the vote could not be met, arguments over whether... questions from a panel of journalists in a random order was surely too much for anyone but the most... is to find a space between Tsipras, who is trying to be all things to all men, and New Democracy, led
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Greece: Where did it all go wrong?
Agora, and if possible exceed, its fiscal targets in order to secure a reduction of its debt as had been... Commission’s statistics agency, Eurostat, would rubber stamp the figures. After all, Europe’s fingers... proved ineffective. His government was reaping all the dissatisfaction that came with implementing
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Greek elections as seen (or imagined) from Berlin
Agoraof the electorate for new faces, political formations and above all independence from the old order... of what this all means for Greeks’ political intentions in the European Parliament (EP) ballot. Most... of local elections. Moreover, contrary to the double elections in 2012, when representatives
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Athens resumes contact with Ankara as interest in FYROM referendum grows
PoliticsForeign Policy: “It is no secret that we have problems, but Greece has stood firm and not joined those who applied double... with new UN Secretary General special envoy Jane Holl Lute who has already met with officials in Cyprus...’ language confirms in the most tragic way what I have been stressing all those months. That [PM Alexis
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorawith the economy, bring down taxes, encourage social mobility and drive growth at almost double the rate (4... to be limited over the short-term. All this has been evident in the sceptical approach that Greece's... them. The greatest shame of all is that Greece has waited almost a decade to start shaping its
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Greece moves closer to lifting all capital controls as limits on cash withdrawals removed
EconomyMacroeconomycompletely in the coming months. The latest announcement revealed that all limitations were being... overseas, more than double the current limit of 40,000 as part of their business activities.... The first step includes the lifting of restrictions for the opening of bank accounts by all individuals
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Mitsotakis shifts focus to tax plan, investment, law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsa stronger footing: Investment, tax relief and law and order. Mitsotakis held an informal meeting... and order issue in his televised interview, which was conduced just a few hours after the anti-terrorism... of “slowly but steadily restoring security and order.” New Democracy had campaigned strongly
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PM burnishes conservative credentials with focus on day-to-day issues, law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicssuch as the cost of living, healthcare and law and order. He credited ND’s initiatives at EU level for creating... in March. Law and order On the campaign trail in Evros, Mitsotakis also issued a warning against... to impose law and order in public universities. On Tuesday, police arrested 28 protesters at Athens Law
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Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017
of managing to conclude matters by next month. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met with his French... with him was that Athens is prepared to back down a little in order to facilitate an agreement... 2018, the appropriate “bucket” of measures would apply in order to make up for the shortfall
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Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Agora.” If ever an irresistible force met an immovable object, that was the moment. The interventions of others... are as pessimistic as the IMF insists then all three Greek programmes were pointless. Tsakalotos must have felt ill
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