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Golden Dawn fallout forces Samaras into balancing act between country and party
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a polarised atmosphere in which Golden Dawn’s extremism has not looked that out of place. Equally... behaviour has granted its members and MPs an aura of immunity that acted as an enabler for all... of more violence that would only be destabilising for the country. However, Samaras has to balance any
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Coalition unwound
Agora. Unlike PASOK, Democratic Left has little political capital to lose by quitting the coalition. Formed only a few years ago and with a modest showing at the ballot box last year, DIMAR has no aspirations.... Like the spaceman who has touched down on Mars, Venizelos knows that if he steps out
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Greek centre-left in search of new roots with own Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Greek version will also grow into a significant force. The proclamation has not been put... (DIMAR) has so far indicated it will not cooperate with the initiative, whereas PASOK has been more... landslide election victory has had dramatic consequences for Greek politics. Much of the party’s
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Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister's take on troika reviews
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the inspectors’ return, a former minister has cast serious doubt on Greece’s negotiating... and if the government has found a way to settle more than 500 million euros of state debts to the Athens...-Administrative Reform Minister Antonis Manitakis has given insight into how Greece’s relationship
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Greek consumers take effort to lower prices into their own hands
Societyand a reliance on imports. The crisis has, however, prompted somewhat of an awakening among a section... consumer awareness has been relatively low. The store, located in the northeastern Athens suburb... in other shops or supermarkets. The Halandri store has about 300 members, while several other
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Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone
Agoraof public finances. Since then, the prevailing narrative has been what I called the “Berlin View”, calling..., forcefully defended by the German government, but also dominant in the EU institutions, has its theoretical... to reduce debt (public and private) and to regain dynamism. The Berlin View has dominated the political
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For Greek families, electricity goes from given to must for survival
SocietyIt is another sign of the way the Greek crisis has evolved over the last few years that for families in a developed country that is part of the eurozone electricity has turned into a much cherished commodity rather than a given. The government has announced its intention to reconnect all households
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Fraud probe at Hellenic Postbank a sign of bigger things to come?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOne of the common complaints in Greece during recent years has been that Greeks who pocketed money... year, though, there has been some progress in making political, public and business figures accountable... serve as a scapegoat behind which others could hide. This week, however, the judiciary has displayed its
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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be the hand the Council of State has dealt to the government. According to leaks to the media this week, Greece’s highest administrative court has ruled that members of the armed forces... decision has not been published and until it is there is a possibility that the ruling’s details
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Greece and troika: Bailout tranche, funding gap and debt relief still pending
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the fact that Greece has entered primary budget surplus territory and does not have any debt... to support the Greek banking system that matures on May 21. Stournaras has suggested it could be rolled over to help with Greece’s financing gap but the troika has reservations about this option
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