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Greece's pursuit of normality has only one starting point
Agoraof normality can be found at the end of its bailout programme. *You can follow Yiannis on Twitter...If you got your hands on a European Commission report that outlined issues of loss of reform... in the European Stability Mechanism programme, it is highly probable that the first – perhaps only - country you
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agoraattacks such are Saturday’s can only be considered a natural consequence of this ramping up of tension... was responsible for the massive wave of migration to Europe over the last few years. “You tell us you showed human values by opening the borders to refugees,” he said. “In fact, you opened
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A virus is spreading across China, but so is the demand for transparency
Agorasociety, affecting its slowing economy and influencing international relations can hardly..., testing kits and face masks to meet the rising demand? Furthermore, how fast can the race to identify... side-effects)? How do you organise food supplies for millions of citizens in cities that are affected
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Dispute over hospital doctor shortages rages as minister makes controversial Turkey comments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek air power. “With the F-35s we can go suddenly one night to Turkey… if you have F-35s which cannot be picked up by radar, suddenly one night you can find yourself in Ankara and cause havoc... that anyone who has a private practice on Kos can be called in at any given moment to work for the state
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Eurogroup marks end of cycle and squaring of circle for Greece
Agora2017 include: - Abolish the step-up interest rate margin related to the debt buy-back tranche... a debt buy-back in the end of 2012. A margin of 2 percent was foreseen from 2017 onwards. This margin... automatic and not conditional on policy so it can plug it into its own Debt Sustainability Analysis
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Coalition sees key targets met in debt deal but opposition has holes to pick
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the European Stability Mechanism, of which 3.3 billion euros will be used to buy back debt held by other... of 24.1 billion euros that will cover its funding needs for almost two years. Once the debt buy-back... [because] this is the end of the Greek crisis,” he said, adding that Greek debt can now be considered
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The dragon's head roars in Athens
AgoraIt was a visit worthy of a plethora of superlatives. The arrival of China’s President Xi Jinping... master plan can start immediately, e.g. regarding the construction of a new cruise passenger handling... loan arrangement for the expansion and modernization of the port is set at 100 million euros and can
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom you on these issues will be critical, not least because it will enhance trust between us and you... as necessary to achieve the underlying goals. This objective can be shown to be sufficient, under very... in 2015. We are confident that an agreement can be reached before the summer, notably with the IMF
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Spain is not Greece: Part two
Agora. That serious threat to traditional parties in Spain is Podemos (‘We Can’, in English). Hence, the Spanish Prime Minister, the conservative Mariano Rajoy, paid a rare visit before the elections... in several regional chambers. The latest polls have shown it as the leading force in Spain
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Newsletter 101 - 23/12/2016
Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is expected to respond in writing in the coming days to settle the latest... that need to be settled so the second programme review can be concluded, it has put a strain... to be part of a wide deal on labour reform. The key issue will be whether Greece and its creditors can
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