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Alexis's choice
Agoraof it is another matter, but the prime minister’s decision to shake up Greece’s negotiating team and to issue... elected representatives to pick up the slack. Tsipras appears to have made his decision. Now, it’s up to others. *Follow Nick on Twitter: @NickMalkoutzis This artcile appeared in last week's e
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As talks enter final stretch, Tsipras addresses broad, varied audience
PoliticsGreek Politicsand. Perhaps the following sentence best sums up the point Tsipras is trying to make... from this tactic, best summed up by this paragraph: “Judging from the present circumstances... are left with the impression that Tsipras is cosying up to Merkel and Hollande while assuring those
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
, and by up to 8 percent for incomes above 500,000. At the moment the highest rate stands at 2.8 percent...; and increasing tax on tobacco and alcohol. To sum up, back in November the institutions foresaw a fiscal gap... of employed Greeks fall by 16,100. Manufacturing up, orders down Greece’s Manufacturing PMI rose
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Greece rides the ghost train
Agoraas evidence of the new austerity blows that would rain down on the Greek people. Hardouvelis had pledged up... this year alone and another substantial overhaul of the pension system, yielding savings of up to 900... by Greece for the European Stability Mechanism to help buy up the Greek bonds the European Central
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Tsipras needs to sign a deal, but which one?
Agorathat Greece would most probably not have ended up in its current predicament anyway. Even if Samaras had... holding up such an agreement. For instance, 89 percent of respondents said the government should not give... in the next few days, then nobody should be surprised if we end up in the same position a little further
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the government, strongly motivated by the desire not to see the Greek left give up power so soon... is even more reluctant to give up power, would also back the agreement. This means that Tsipras would... and Potami. Teaming up with New Democracy if it continues to be led by Antonis Samaras, with whom Tsipras
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
to the government, strongly motivated by the desire not to see the Greek left give up power so soon after so...) balance of 1.11 billion euros, which made up for the revenue shortfall of 978 million. May's surplus... have put up with the economic collapse and tough fiscal measures of the last few years deserved much
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MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership
PoliticsGreek Politics27, 2015 However, this theory does not add up as there is no indication that lenders are willing... elections, if they are needed. It is becoming clear that a “No” vote will open up the path to a euro... arrangement with Greece, without immediate prospects of a follow-up arrangement, will require measures
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Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
Agorain opposition. The pumping up of the anti-memorandum camp during the past few years with opportunists... the result, sign up to the deal and implement the agreement. This proposition is clearly fiction... willing to agree to when the previous government gave up on the process in December. Tsipras
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An impossible choice
AgoraJuly, after waking up on Monday to closed banks across the country and the introduction of capital... frequently spiced them up as a viable option. What rather shocked Greeks were the long queues of desperate... of Sunday’s referendum, neither Greece nor the eurozone will ever be the same when we wake up
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