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Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
Agoraand narrow focus on the troika – a team of civil servants – rather than its political masters.... How much time and financing would Greece get to bring its budget under control? Should its debts... after another. Self-fulfilling fear of “contagion” spread faster than blundering European authorities
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Five things to watch for in today's elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicswill struggle to get more than 7 percent of the vote. This could lead to turmoil within PASOK. A challenge... of more than 3 percentage points and support running in the high 20s would be considered a major success for SYRIZA. Two other factors the leftist party will look to is whether it manages to get more
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Run this way: The recurring pattern of Greek leaders
Agoraeveryone talking about how he could implement such an economic plan rather than if he will get... attends plenary sessions) rather than have coffee with them. Are Parliament and the country's banks... Tsipras of hiding more than half of the 27 billion euros it would cost to implement the measures he
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Tsipras keeps bailout issues in safe hands but fails to inspire with new cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe implementation of the bailout. They will have to get to work straight away as the government has more than 50 prior actions, including overseeing the recapitalisation of Greek banks, to carry out... from the bailout-linked ministries, Tsipras appears to have made political choices rather than ones
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In Erdogan's shadow
Agoraaware that he is in the box-seat. The Turkish president is also a much better negotiator than his... created more problems for those trying to get Ankara to conform. For Greece, the inclusion of the far... to reallocate them from its soil rather than having traffickers heaving them across the Aegean to Lesvos
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What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
Agoraif the fund was planning to engineer a Greek credit event to get its way. The reference made by IMF... or even preliminary fiscal results than the European lenders. This means that the fund, for instance... in the third bailout. Also, the IMF is more inclined than the European lenders to question the quality
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
are “compatible” with SYRIZA’s ideology. There have been concerns in the government camp that some MPs might get... on April 19, is due to be discussed in plenary over the weekend and voted on Sunday night, earlier than... and responsive than central governments, which face bureaucratic hurdles and are often hampered by political
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With review completion in sight, which way next for Greece?
Agorato get it out of the mire created by last year’s prolonged uncertainty. Greece has not received any programme funding since December and is in line to get at least 5.7 billion euros that is overdue... Kammenos to walk out over a reference by Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas to “Macedonia” rather than
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Row with church too much for Tsipras's fragile coalition
AgoraFylis announcing his intention to alter the classes so they are more like religious studies than... an atheist, he was well aware that no Greek government can afford to get on the wrong side..., for instance, has a much more favourable view of Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, than is normal
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The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
EconomyFeaturesof Greek olive oil is exported to Europe, rather than new markets like India, China or America. Crucially... - rather than export bulk olive oil at wholesale prices, Greece should process its product, package... per cent higher than 2014).” Their report highlights that a more vertically integrated production
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