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After Eurogroup, hard work, more pressure and sliver of hope for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politics” - entering ministries “with a power play that smacked of a colonial attitude” has “finished.” Varoufakis... is of the essence for the coalition as it only has cash to pay its obligations for the next few... on whether the limit can be raised from the current 15 billion euros, which has already been reached
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Tsipras makes his point in Moscow but leaves with nothing tangible
PoliticsGreek Politicsand legislation. - Putin indicated that Russia still has an active interest in the potential privatisation... the obligations it has as a member of the EU and international organisations. The impression left by Tsipras... in itself. The Greek coalition has been keen to show over the last three months wherever it can
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Eurogroup leaves Greece in limbo, with liquidity drying up
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe "progress that has been achieved so far" in negotiations but said that "more time and effort are needed... progress has been made. European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said... that Athens has a completely different approach to what needs to be done in these two areas from its
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Reopening public broadcaster poses multiple challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicswas particularly aggressive in her questioning towards ERT’s would-be CEO, Lambis Tagmatarchis, who has served in a senior role at the broadcaster before and has had run-ins with the employees’ union... election pledges that he is in a position to keep. He also has a chance to show that he is genuinely
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SYRIZA prepares to debate deal as Tsipras's options narrow
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the International Monetary Fund, when Athens has to transfer about 300 million euros. SYRIZA’s parliamentary... that even this can be achieved if lenders, as has been reported, are not prepared to commit to debt..., where European Central Bank president Mario Draghi who said that there has to be a credible
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Lenders dismiss Greek proposals but SYRIZA also ups pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicslenders are demanding. Greece has reportedly offered to achieve a primary surplus of 0.75 percent of GDP..., the Greek side has not confirmed there was such a specific commitment, merely that it would put forward... secure concessions on these points, he has a much better chance of ensuring that SYRIZA sticks
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PASOK elects new leader, hopes to stop slide and regroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEx-minister Fofi Gennimata has been elected the new leader of PASOK as the socialist party... popularity has plummeted is that less than 50,000 people voted for the three candidates on Sunday... fortunes. Apart from seeing its support shrink over the past few years, PASOK has also seen
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorathat highlight what has been done so far on the fiscal front and what is the current state of play. State... (4.5 billion) in the total figure since 2011, the respective figure relative to GDP has fallen by just.... Greece’s pension system still has room for improvement and reform. It is crucial that there is a clear
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Tsipras opts for referendum, leaving many issues open
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a surprise move by calling a referendum on the institutions.... The government has 162 seats and coalition partner Independent Greeks has said it will support... whether that will still be on the table following Saturday's Eurogroup. Also, Greece has 1.6 billion
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Yes or no, complex political developments lie ahead for Greece
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Yanis Varoufakis claimed that the government has a proposal it would be ready to sign... economy, and July 20 (when Greece has to redeem a 3.5-billion-euro bond held by the European Central... is not conclusive. There has been a suggestion that the moderates in SYRIZA might prove accommodating
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