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SYRIZA has makings of pact with Independent Greeks but To Potami not on board yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat, one of the main dilemmas facing SYRIZA is who it could govern with. One of the options open... last year. The two men met again on Tuesday. While both sides admitted that there was much... due to Independent Greeks' reputation for odd views and erratic behaviour. This is one of the reasons
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The politics of debt dynamics in Greece
AgoraAs a procession of government and opposition representatives met Greek President Karolos Papoulias in the course of last week, one issue was brought to public attention that could be termed the taboo... such an international debt conference and build coalitions for it accordingly. One party in Spain, the newly
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Greece: The gathering storm
Agorafor the turbulence ahead. One is that the new Greek government is still on a steep learning curve... partners”. It was just one of several personal jibes from the German minister towards his Greek... with Varoufakis in one room and Schaeuble in another to thrash out a deal before the meeting
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Greece is gasping for a deal
Agorathat the prolonged uncertainty is having on the real economy has gone somewhat unnoticed. One clear effect... debt obligations are met. The failure to release this money is having a damaging impact... ratings by one notch to “CCC+/C”. It estimated that the Greek economy has shrunk by 1 percent over
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Waiting for the hurricane
Agoraand present a genuinely new path. This strategy had two aspects to it: One was to convince Greece’s... the last few months. In fact, if one looks at the unmeritocratic way public officials have been... mistrust. SYRIZA’s forcefulness has been met with stubbornness on the other side, where lenders have
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
government calling for it to be maintained. This is one of the red lines identified by the junior coalition.... This means there will be one day of debate at committee level and another day in the plenary... the one he could get by agreeing terms early on in his premiership, has not worked. On Wednesday
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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeetings between the prime minister and all the party leaders are rarities in Greek politics. One was held the day after the July 5 referendum but the last one before that took place early... with his comments when he met Pavlopoulos last Friday, a few hours after he lost two MPs
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Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyweek. Greece feels that the first few days of the implementation of the so called “one-for-one... is on the German chancellor, who is one of the few EU leaders who believes in the plan and has the weight... Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati when the pair met in Athens
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policythe pair met last week. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias decided to set aside the unstable... of the neighbouring state’s ambassadors. The main message of Kotzias’ visit was summed up in one phrase... will meet again in October. One reason behind the strategy adopted by Kotzias is that Greece has
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Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
Agoraoriginal. In fact, Obama’s message was almost identical to the comment he made when he met then Prime... being an EU member state, it is also part of NATO (and one of the few alliance members that meets its..., good for the world.” That Obama followed this comment by noting that Greece is “one of the five NATO
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