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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
AgoraOver the last three years, you won’t have read a newspaper article, seen a TV report or listened to a radio program that referred to Greece and didn’t use the word “crisis.” And for good reason too... in itself but the government was still borrowing cheaply on global markets, which at the point had
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One night in Cannes
Agoracurrency and the principles underpinning it. It was also the point at which Papandreou's bid... destabilise the government. Later that same night, though, Venizelos repeated his comments in a TV
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Samaras hopes for Merkel fillip as gloom grips Greek coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUniversity and published by Skai TV on Wednesday night gave SYRIZA a six-point lead over New Democracy
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How snap elections in Greece fit into Samaras's strategy
Agoraconsensus. The premier’s admission in a TV interview on Saturday that snap elections would suit him... that a new plan had to be devised. At this point, Samaras made what was a deeply political calculation: He
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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe leftists gaining 30.5 percent and the conservatives 27. GPO poll for Mega TV SYRIZA 28.5% ND 25.3 Potami..., 2015 All the polls point to a narrowing of the gap between the two leading parties. The GPO survey
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SYRIZA looking for six-month breather from troika
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a late night TV show on Action 24 on Thursday. He claimed that a SYRIZA government would not seek... as the two sides negotiate a new agreement. Dragasakis’s suggestions also point to SYRIZA expecting
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Appealing to dual audiences compounds mixed messages from SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsto hear a less radical, more pragmatic message. A University of Macedonia poll for Skai TV made public on Monday night gives SYRIZA a 6.5 percentage point lead over New Democracy. Macedonia Uni
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Tsipras sticks to pre-election pledges as eurozone negotiations loom
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor recent standards. More importantly, a Macedonia University poll for Skai TV on Friday indicated that 72..., possibly with the aim of exploring this very point.
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As negotiations start, Greek coalition draws confidence from public opinion
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Alexis Tsipras made a point of asking Greeks to pay the final two instalments (January... supporters where it is just 11 percent. A GPO poll for Mega TV also pointed to the government’s stance
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Updated Greek reform proposals see 2015 primary surplus reaching programme target 3 pct
EconomyProgrammeby consumption and investment expenditure. Unemployment is seen dropping by more than 1 percentage point..., mainly stemming from public tender/auctions for TV licences (350 million) and regulation of e-gaming
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