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Leadership race brings New Democracy factionalism to the surface
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the surface. Over the last three weeks, the party has been at odds over the procedure for the upcoming... feeling that he might not win a race for which he was the favourite only a few weeks ago. Meimarakis... in the weeks ahead.
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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
given us a flavour of how events are likely to play out in Greek politics in the weeks and months... estimates from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) came in late August, just two weeks after... of the coalition’s failings – is unfit to govern. After all, a party that takes more than three weeks to decide
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Greek stocks slide by 1.6 pct over week on bank correction
EconomyAfter rising in the previous three weeks, the Greek stock market shed 1.6 percent this week, largely reflecting a correction for banks after their double-digit gains of the previous weeks. The Athens... in the prior three weeks, bank shares dived almost 10 percent this week ahead of the ECB announcement
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Meimarakis seen as clear frontrunner with New Democracy leadership vote approaching
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith just over two weeks left until the first, and possibly only, round of New Democracy’s... company two weeks ago. The opinion poll also suggests that just over half of New Democracy supporters... around 750,000 conservatives for the vote in just over two weeks. This would be close to roughly
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
Alexis Tsipras faces an immense challenge over the coming weeks. The government is down to 153 MPs... their counterparts in the eurozone over the next few weeks to tone down their opposition and ensure... been going on for the last few weeks but there has been no agreement yet. In the meantime, Greece faces
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New Democracy bewildered by ballot failure as Tsipras solicits consensus
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe ballot in the coming weeks, probably using a different IT company after Sunday’s fiasco, or to hold... the past few weeks and Sunday’s failure. What this also means is that the government will continue to face a disjointed opposition over the weeks to come, when crucial legislation is likely to come
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Newsletter 53 - 27/11/2015
traumatic weeks of its history after the failure to hold its leadership elections on Sunday triggered..., especially given that New Democracy had several weeks to prepare for the election and the government had... in the weeks to come. There is no doubt that Tsipras emerged stronger from his election win of September 20
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Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
Agorawill have to address in the coming weeks. The first review of the third bailout is due to begin in mid-January and the aim is to agree on the details of all these issues within a few weeks after.... This means finding places for thousands of people to stay in the country for several weeks at a time
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
issues that have to be resolved in the coming weeks. A subsequent meeting on the same day with Labour... if the situation worsens in the weeks ahead. Jobless rate falls again Greece’s seasonally adjusted... lead to the plan currently on the table unravelling in the weeks or months ahead, it will undoubtedly
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Greece not seen meeting milestones soon, refugee rise may add to tension
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece and the EU could be tested on another front in the next few weeks, as Turkish Foreign.... Greek authorities have already had a taste of what might be coming over the last few weeks. Whereas..., a substantial rise on the previous weeks and the kind of numbers that will stretch Greek
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