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  1. PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace
    Image: @kmitsotakis

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    each ministry. Central to the package are measures to address Greece’s deepening housing squeeze... the 250-euro permanent allowance paid each November, either by increasing the amount or broadening... groups, each championing alternative formulas to bolster the chances of forming stable governments

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  2. Greece's labour market is austerity's biggest casualty

    Agora

    and retail trade with 127,000, a 16% drop. The fourth and first quarters of each year are traditionally... Greece was importing on average 16 billion euros worth of goods each quarter. The quarterly average

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  3. If Golden Dawn MPs quit Parliament, would Greece go to elections? It's complicated

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the most votes in each constituency, rather than be dependant on the national share of the vote for each group. This means that New Democracy or SYRIZA would likely take these seats. That is why... with the mainstream parties. It has been suggested that this could lead the party’s 18 MPs to resign en masse

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  4. Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister's take on troika reviews
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    .” Manitakis went on to argue that the troika creates a climate of “fear and terror” before each visit... part of the Greek media” played along with this tactic, creating the feeling before each review

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  5. What do EBA tests reveal, or fail to highlight, about Greek banks?
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    Economy

    . The disclosed data mainly involve each bank’s composition of capital and risk-weighted assets (RWA), market... limited (up to 1 billion euros each), except National holding Titlos, a 5.1 billion euros nominal

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  6. Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?

    Economy

    in annual interest payments for each of the next five years and just over 700 million over the life...) in 2012 seems overly ambitious. They are currently placing 6 to 8 million euros in each 3-month

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  7. Has SYRIZA's moment gone?
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    , most notably when he spoke about SYRIZA’s commitment to the euro at the University of Texas. Each... of government. Each has contributed towards it building credibility among voters and eurozone decision

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  8. OECD sees 3.3 bln euros of savings Greece can make by cutting red tape

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report on May 15 identifying 3.3 billion euros worth of burdensome regulations in 13 sectors weighing on businesses each... burdens each. Many of the 87 recommendations involve elimination of obligations to submit several

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  9. Greek elections as seen (or imagined) from Berlin
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    Agora

    , Joerg Asmussen in Athens. These activities not only served the purpose of getting to know each other...) and prepare each side for possible cooperation should the need arise. It is also an example of smart

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  10. Greece stuck in the long tunnel of political transition
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    Agora

    has now led the party into three elections. In each of them has failed to even get near matching... divided into two ideologically hostile camps, and each side viewed the other with suspicion

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