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Tormenting Greece with a distorted picture
Agorafelt that another fudge would ensue but the Fund has so far made it clear it will not accept any messy compromises. This is primarily what has caused the review to be prolonged. This is primarily what has caused the review to be prolonged. We shouldn’t forget that since the December 5 Eurogroup
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About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agorahas recorded two consecutive quarters of growth. The last time Greece started a year with two... the figure is nothing impressive, the Greek economy has not performed like that since 2008. Household..., following the conclusion of the nine-month long programme review. Sentiment has recovered quickly
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Athens aiming to step up diplomatic contact with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policyaimed at soothing the atmosphere with a “nervous Turkey” - as the Greek foreign minister has put it - that has not forgotten the issue of the Turkish military officers who have claimed political asylum... have been frozen for quite some time now has provoked serious concern in Athens, which fears
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Newsletter 138
The Greek government has gone back to focussing on the implementation of the dozens of prior actions... has not been concluded by then, it is likely to stretch into early 2018. Among the most pressing... have a close eye on electronic auctions, which the government has promised to launch by early
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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
details The government has spent the week fighting off corruption allegations in connection... of Kammenos’s problems. Apart from the fact that he has been made a target by New Democracy, which senses... with shipowner and media boss Vangelis Marinakis. Kammenos has made numerous accusations against Marinakis
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Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a much more comfortable position, especially if the growth rate picks up as is expected, than it has..., the government has pushed a “clean exit” narrative, arguing that the end of the bailout means that Greece.... So far, the discussion about what form monitoring will take has been subdued outside of Greece even
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesin 2008-2010. The recession has resulted in a backlog of 21.4 million euros’ worth of infrastructure... sector is a case in point. Since Greece introduced natural gas as a fuel in 1995, it has built... domestic demand, which peaked at just 4.5 bcm in 2011 and has yet to recover to similar levels
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Newsletter 161 -11/05/2018
by May 24 but the apparent lack of progress in completing the 88 prior actions has led to some... to the Prime Minister, Dimitris Liakos, has sent a new message to ministers asking them to speed up... related to the energy sector that Athens has to complete. It is expected that a number of them
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Philip Roth's words of caution
Agorafollowers he has in Greece. The news of his passing was followed by numerous effusive tributes..., the novel has gained relevance over the last few years due to the rise of the far-right in Europe... situation in numerous western countries. Although Roth has Roosevelt make a comeback to become
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Name settlement triggers intense political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsdispute has sparked political turbulence in Greece. New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who... Pavlopoulos on Wednesday and asked the latter to intervene in order for the deal, which has not yet been... of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev this weekend. Mitsotakis also raised the issue of whether Tsipras has
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