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Tsipras's proposals to lenders come under SYRIZA scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicson the discussions that took place between Athens and the lenders before last Sunday’s referendum...’s parliamentary group and political secretariat were due to meet in a joint session at 8 a.m. on Friday before Parliament’s begins assessing the proposal at 2 p.m. SYRIZA's meeting, however, did
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Stand-off within SYRIZA to continue as Konstantopoulou stands firm
PoliticsGreek Politicsit after Konstantopoulou voted against the government’s proposals for a second time early... spin on the meeting was not shared by Tsipras’s aides, whose briefing to the media suggested that the premier is troubled by Konstantopoulou’s behaviour, which includes her insistence on using her role
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New Democracy finds compromise but SYRIZA seemingly heading for clash
PoliticsGreek Politicshe can focus on negotiations with Greece’s lenders but it is not clear if the rebels within his... to allow everyone to air their views. The prime minister may speak at a meeting of the party’s smaller... back from Brussels earlier this month and if it does meet it is certain to test the party’s unity
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Possibility of snap elections after third bailout agreed is firmly on Tsipras's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week for discussions with other members of the party’s left wing in what looked like an attempt to lay the groundwork for a new party. Interestingly, SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks... and Alternate State Minister Terence Quick said that Tsipras would have the party’s support if he
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Cash primary surplus for Jan-Jul close to 3 bln on improved revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus improved by 23.3 percent to 2.99 billion euros...). It should be noted that last year’s figure incorporated one-off revenues of 1.31 billion euros related to the payment of preference shares by Alpha and Piraeus. Similarly, this year’s figure includes
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Tsipras seen edging towards snap elections in September
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this cannot happen, Pavlopoulos will appoint the head of one of Greece’s three highest court (usually... to be in a position to proceed with the implementation of the bailout agreement and Greece’s public..., though if Tsipras’s party would be able to gain an outright majority, especially given that he
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Opposition drags out pre-election process, hoping Tsipras pays cost
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe formed and that Tsipras’s refusal to discuss the option is the only obstacle. Meimarakis is certain... dragged to the ballot boxes for a third time this year on the prime minister’s whim. The mandate... legitimacy to the new party and to erode Tsipras’s popularity. Lafazanis will not share Meimarakis’s interest
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SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race
PoliticsGreek Politics20 seems the most likely date as things stand. According to reports, Greece’s representative... and manifestos. It is thought that Meimarakis will not make any major changes to New Demoracy’s candidates... each party receives. SYRIZA continues to be buffeted by the fallout from the party’s split. Members
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Election Watch: End of an era as Papandreous bow out of elections
Agora“for financial reasons”, George Papandreou seems to be drawing a close on his family’s almost century-long involvement in Greek politics. Papandreou’s Kinima managed to garner almost 2.5 percent of the vote in January’s elections, putting it in eight place and top of the list of “also-ran” parties
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Greek QE eligibility? We're not there yet
AgoraFollowing the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on Thursday, Mario Draghi provided... deposits, becomes effective. Waiver The second key takeaway from Draghi’s comments relates... ECB decision on March 22, 2013. QE The next key takeaway from Draghi’s press conference involves
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