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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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General gov't cash primary surplus to May halves, arrears keep rising
EconomyMacroeconomyin May make up 44.3 percent of total. Since last December they jumped by 416 million or which 74... million year to date to 734 million making up 14.6 percent of total arrears. State budget arrears... to date to 50.6 billion. Overall, bank-related guarantees reached 86.7 billion in May making up more
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Car sales rise by 21.7 pct in June for fifth straight increase above 20 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyin the past four years (since May 2011). Passenger cars, up 22.1 percent to 11,040, make up more than 86... at 66,422 in the 6-month period with passenger cars up by a similar rate to 55,054 corresponding
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Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the measures needed to back up an agreement but the lenders can argue that the current... to Tsipras is to enforce a rule that SYRIZA MPs were forced to sign up to before they entered Parliament, which requires then to give up their seat if they leave the parliamentary group. This could
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Greece trying to redefine its diplomatic role in the Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias’s recent tour of the Western Balkans has ended up causing... of a special office for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. It will be set up either... Merkel's recent tour of Albania, Bosnia and Serbia – has also picked up over the last few weeks
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