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Complications over president a taste of things to come for Tsipras?
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put off his decision to nominate a successor to President Karolos Papoulias until Tuesday... his own eyes and ears in the Commission. However, he appears to have run into opposition from his... continue or a bridging agreement can be put in place. It has been suggested that this could trigger
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Greece's fiscal, debt and funding goals as set out at Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeof the main economic parameters put forward by the Greek side during these discussions. In the first... going forward, which is sufficient under reasonable assumption, to put the debt trajectory... proceed on its own with a plan for taxpayers to settle their debts in up to 100 instalments, which
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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
Lafazanis, already appears to have put his foot down over Tsipras’s initial plans to nominate EU... decision to put the police on the defensive, rather than advocating a more proactive stance... his own party or among the Greeks who elected the SYRIZA-led government. To these people it feels
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agorain negotiations with its lenders. Cornered due to a combination of incessant financial pressure, its own... put this amount at 10 to 11 billion euros in today’s money. In today’s discussions about Greece... can find a path to a negotiated solution that will put to bed any sense of injustice and remove from
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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStreet Journal put it, the main message emanating from the meeting was: “Everybody, calm down... of it own problems and has to take the responsibility for fixing them through a reform programme... and the Eurogroup rather than with Berlin. This comment seems to put an end to any discussion about the so
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
director Christine Lagarde would have a month before needing to report this to the board and put... will have to ruffle feathers within his own party by putting ministers in their place. The prime... tax. Beyond that, the reforms put forward by Athens are seen as “aspirational” (in fiscal terms
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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposals put forward during Wednesday’s meetings also indicate that although Tsipras seems to have... but not of the magnitude (and certainly not enough on their own) for Tsipras to claim a major breakthrough... was not in a position to immediately accept the document put to him in Brussels and why SYRIZA’s
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Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
Agora, it has also prevented a credible opposition from emerging – one that is able to put forward... to put to bed this constant wrangling, to obtain a definitive answer about what direction to take... the referendum as a political exercise for his own benefit rather than that of all Greeks. Also, basing
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Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom labour unions and rival parties. His comment regarding the 2001 pension plan put forward... general elections. Mitsotakis also put forward some proposals regarding the pension reforms during..., which are unfamiliar in Greek politics but also within his own party. It will take some time to see
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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign Policywill be provided by the EU, will be needed in order to put the scheme into operation. The EU has also appointed... to the people who are already in Greece. On Saturday, the Greek authorities put the number... to be much on its own, it represents a significant proportion of the 180 million euros in EU
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