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One year of SYRIZA
Agorawas not having a clear idea of what it wanted to achieve or one, at least, that bore any connection... months of tense negotiations exactly what Tsipras wanted to achieve and how he wanted to achieve
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Getting to the church on time
Agorathe real motives behind announcing this deal with the church. Sure, Tsipras wanted to show that he does not fear tackling problems that have persisted for decades; of course he wanted to appease those... would lead to the end of public celebrations of Christmas), and naturally he wanted to reassure his
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Statement on the support to Greece by Euro area Members States
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Tsipras gets full support in pension and income tax vote, moves on to Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Parliament passed the pension and income tax reform bill entailing 2 percent of GDP in fiscal measures needed to lead to the completion of the first bailout, with all 153 of the government’s MPs backing the legislation. No major surprises were exp...
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Lenders provide words of support and warning regarding debt talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRepresentatives of the Greek government and its lenders continued on Wednesday to publicly exchange views about the country’s programme and the prospects of concluding the review in the coming days but failed to provide any clarity about whether there w...
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Coalition stresses positives, expects full support for multi-bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition appears confident that it will not suffer any rebellions in Parliament when the vote on the multi-bill is due, probably on Monday. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos briefed SYRIZA MPs about the draft legislation shortly before it was subm...
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Preventative medicine, support for vulnerable form backbone of ND healthcare package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the change of guard in Greece comes a new set of legislation for public healthcare, an area that suffered greatly pre-crisis from inefficient management and during the crisis due to successive cuts. Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias announced the go...
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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek diplomats have been consumed by their country’s relations with Turkey and the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months. Growing tension with Turkey has dictated the government’s priorities in foreign policy from its...
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Employment balance negative by 25,804 in Jan as pandemic support is wound down
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance stayed negative in January as departures outpaced hires by 25,804, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. This followed a negative balance of 2,598 more departures than hires in December. The ...
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Greece offers Turkey earthquake support, recalling 1999 thaw in relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe deadly earthquake in Turkey led to the immediate activation of the political and diplomatic communication channels between Athens and Ankara at the highest level. This comes after months of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan being unwilling to t...
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