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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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Discontent in SYRIZA simmers as Tsipras seeks to conclude talks with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsas SYRIZA’s own programme rather than something that is being imposed by Greece’s creditors. One more... poll for Sunday’s To Vima put the conservatives on projected support of 31.4 percent versus 27 percent... of the tender for new nationwide TV licences were put to public consultation.
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Newsletter 79 - 24/06/2016
to the current polls, a better chance of forming a government on its own. PASOK and Potami seem more willing... into this process with wilful ignorance about what consequences it could have. He put his attempt... contributed so much to over the decades. It was, as Jeremy Cliffe put it in his Bagehot column
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Newsletter 80 - 01/07/2016
as a necessary reaction to Brexit, to dictate the agenda in the EU. However, concerns about Europe will be put... for the leadership of the Conservative Party, blocking Boris’s own bid. Johnson is an admirer of ancient Greek... the immense pressure that was put on it by the economic destruction domestically and the anxiety felt
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