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Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
Agoracoalition has portrayed itself as a new broom but its efforts so far have been somewhat of a damp squib... fearing showing signs of weakness at this early stage in his premiership, has backed Katrougalos... response has been that some members have argued that ministers in previous administrations were
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Greek DSA: Don't Say Anything about the debt
Agorafully owned by the IMF, has not been formally touched since the last review in June 2014, where... of the review that was completed around this time last year and the last disbursements that Greece has... surpluses in the period to 2022 is the factor that has the most impact on debt sustainability
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Back to the technocrats for Tsipras after Riga meeting yields little
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that the International Monetary Fund must remain part of the current discussion. There has been some speculation... and its lenders. The IMF has been clear that it believes Greek debt is on an unsustainable path, which means that the eurozone has to consider measures to restructure it. This remains a politically
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Tsipras points to debt relief roadmap as deal clincher
PoliticsGreek Politicsare at the upper end of the aggressive rhetoric that he has used since becoming prime minister. Also... totalling 1 percent of GDP, or 1.8 billion euros. On pensions, the government has so far proposed... Given that the government has backed down considerably from its pre-election positions and has
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical decision-makers in the process. SYRIZA has insisted since it was in opposition that a “political decision” rather than technocratic talks was needed to settle the Greek issue. Tsipras has... actions with creditors rather than unilateral ones by Athens. Tsipras can also argue that he has
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The Greeks deserved better than this
Agoraby agreeing terms early on in his premiership, has not worked. On Wednesday the institutions (led... to move closer to creditors’ positions in the hope of sealing a deal. The argument that Athens has... has had no basis over the last couple of months as it slowly conceded ground on a whole range
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
Agora, has submitted more updated conditionality documents and the Greek government has made a number... the scenario even more paradoxical, the troika has withdrawn all versions of its proposal... understandable considering the economic devastation that the troika has inflicted on my country
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Tsipras holds off on reshuffle, suggests no way back for rebels
PoliticsGreek Politicsis suggesting he will co-exist with the rebels for the time being but has no intention of building bridges with them to ensure they remain within the party in the future. Secondly, Tsipras has left a window... of a minority government until an agreement with lenders has been reached on a third bailout. Negotiations
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From the troika to the quartet
Agorais noteworthy and tells us something about who has the stronger hand in these meetings. The target date for the conclusion of negotiations is 18 August, two days before Greece has a 3.2 billion euro bond.... Micro-managing the Greek real economy remains the focus of the international creditors. Greece has
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In fragmented political environment, Meimarakis banks on message of unity
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinues to play the unity card, which has served the conservatives well in the campaign so far... through the addition of star candidates, Meimarakis has chosen to focus on the need for parties to unite after the elections. From the first day, he has stressed the need for a broad coalition
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