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  1. Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
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    Agora

    with creditors five years ago. In late 2011, when Papandreou proposed holding one, Tsipras was against... interests of all those involved for a short extension to be granted in order to reduce some of the drama..., the negotiations have shown that there is only a limited amount of flexibility available in order to keep Greece

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  2. Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016

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    measures now that will last in order to make it sustainable. The general strike on Thursday saw one... that revealed “further measures will be needed in 2016 and 2017 in order to reach the programme’s... capable of holding up to 300,000 displaced people. If Greece is converted into Europe’s gatekeeper

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  3. Tsipras, against all odds
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    of their own. The SYRIZA-led government, elected only four months earlier had just emptied out its holding..., populism or hucksterism. Even minutes before the vote on Sunday, Tsipras was scheming his schemes in order... Independent Greeks) for 2017 and 2018 in order to save almost 120 million euros was shelved. He also cast

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  4. Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017

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    with him was that Athens is prepared to back down a little in order to facilitate an agreement... 2018, the appropriate “bucket” of measures would apply in order to make up for the shortfall...) programme and medium-term debt relief. On the latter two, Athens still seems to be holding out hope

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  5. Tsipras poised for concessions with lenders, sets snap polls aside
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    relief proposals. Athens is still holding out hope for inclusion in the European Central Bank’s QE... in order for the review to be concluded. He also ruled out the possibility of snap elections. It is clear... is possible in order to move on and avoid an early trip to the polls. Snap elections seem

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  6. Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier

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    lenders on Friday in order to conclude the programme review would involve Athens adopting roughly 2... from a cut to spending on existing pensions. This is a tall order for the Greek coalition. Even if one... elections in the eurozone’s paymaster. They may be holding out hope for a political sea change

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  7. Skopje first stop for Kotzias in effort to settle Balkan issues
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    the “Berlin Process” in order to accomplish closer cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkans) wish... Bulgaria in order to focus on the name issue and the Euroatlantic process. Skopje and Sofia recently... issue, an issue which is holding back any Euroatlantic prospects for Belgrade. However, no specific

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  8. Mitsotakis mixes old hands and technocrats to stamp reformist bent on cabinet

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    . The two women heading up ministries are Niki Kerameus, who heads the Education Ministry after holding... watch as public order minister in Costas Simitis’s government, and his appointment will help bolster Mitstokis’s image as someone who’s serious about law and order. Chrisochodis’s beefed-up ministry

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  9. Hatzidakis announces strategy for partial privatisation of PPC

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    in order to open up the latter’s prospects for privatisation. Currently, the distribution network... affiliate the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO SA) reached 13.3 million euros. The holding... in order to foster competitiveness in the energy market. Unpaid bills, both from customers but also from

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  10. Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?

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    , and have been the subject of negotiations between Athens and the European institutions in order... of tax relief. However, with the tax-free threshold holding at 8,636 euros for a childless household... billion euros of additional fiscal space will need to be found in order to end both these taxes

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