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Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicswin looks unlikely unless there are dramatic developments in the 26 days left until Greeks go to vote... and the winning party would only need 35.6 percent to elect 151 of the 300 MPs. The former seems more... that beyond their opposition to austerity policies there is not a lot binding them. It is questionable
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Diplomatic tension over refugee crisis grows as Greece protests to Austria
PoliticsForeign Policyto close its borders at least until a summit between EU members and Turkey is held on March 6... to a report in To Vima daily Vienna has expressed willingness to contribute to finding a solution... of countries that are not EU member states. This means any decisions taken by the EU are non-binding
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Greece commits to ambitious privatisation targets as part of new bailout
EconomyProgrammewill stem from the completion of the tenders initiated or initially completed by the end of 2014. Until... prior actions: 1) Announce binding bid dates for Piraeus (OLP) and Thessaloniki (OLTH) port... steps for the sale of regional airports on the current terms with the already selected winning bidder
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Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
PoliticsGreek Politicswould lead to the abolition of the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, will not be implemented until... any kind of bonus to the winning party is a recipe for political instability. Simulations of previous... that the lack of a bonus for the winning party would make it much more difficult and complicated
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Talks to begin on plan to rescue PPC from dire financial straits
Economybiting into the company’s results in the form of higher expenditure for CO2 emission rights. Until... be “crazy enough” to buy it. The DG Comp team arrives as the deadline looms for binding offers... in February collapsed. During the initial process, PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit
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Has SYRIZA's moment gone?
Agoraunerring knack for undoing itself. With six weeks left to go until the European Parliament...In June 2012, SYRIZA came within 171,000 votes of winning Greece’s national elections as part... debate about extremism without finding a way to rise above the so-called “strategy of tension.” It has
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Newsletter 6 - 5/12/2014
everything on hold until there is an outcome from the talks. In the meantime, the country will have... Papandreou in 2009. After winning the European Parliament elections (36.6 percent for PASOK vs 32.3..., Tsipras runs a similar risk of finding himself trying to disentangle a complex set of parameters
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SYRIZA's date with history
Agorawill not be able to put everything on hold until there is an outcome from the talks, especially... Papandreou in 2009. After winning the European Parliament elections (36.6 percent for PASOK vs 32.3..., Tsipras runs a similar risk of finding himself trying to disentangle a complex set of parameters
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The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
EconomyFeatures.” Until the creation of such a plan, Greece will continue to lose out on the olive oil boom... of olive oil for export, beautifully packaged to attract the international market. But even finding... gourmet products which are winning awards. The recognition they get might spur a change in economic
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Opposition unable to find basis for cooperation despite public support
PoliticsGreek Politicsgeneral elections, which are not due until 2027, a governing coalition between PASOK, SYRIZA, Course... the 11 lawmakers quit SYRIZA, then led by Stefanos Kasselakis. However, finding common ground... system awards a bonus of up to 50 bonus seats to the winning party, it is unlikely that the second party
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