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Judicial system becomes key battleground for political parties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe growing tension between the government and the country’s judiciary has moved up a level... before the particularly serious institutional crisis that has been caused by these attacks becomes... as the message coming from Greece’s lenders has been encouraging and there have been some signs
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Healthcare next stop for Tsipras amid Georgiou case fallout
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has presented the bill as an attempt to improve primary healthcare in Greece through the creation... the public health system. It has contrasted this with comments from New Democracy officials suggesting... agreed with the creditors, is trying to show that it has a completely different ideology
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
Agorabe pointed out that the discussion about modernising the planes has been going on for several years..., which often argues that it has implemented billions of euros worth of tax hikes and spending cuts... that has frequent bouts of instability and uncertainty. It is going through one of those periods
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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agorathat has not been formed, a political manifesto that has not been written and with goals that have..., the effort to set up this unusual vote has been dogged by problems. The traditional bastion... last year but the process collapsed at the last minute. This year’s effort has been hampered
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Greece's open floodgates
Agoraneighbourhoods. Unregulated construction has been ignored for decades and there has been underinvestment... for construction in Athens since the 1930s has led to natural river beds and other waterways being... adds that Mandra has suffered destructive floods about once every 10 years over the last few decades
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Check, please: How much Alexis Tsipras's first months cost Greece
Agora, and Tsipras has secured a staff-level agreement (SLA) on the third review and the big prize.... Greece has returned to growth. It has also managed to tap the markets twice, even in the form of bond..., for instance, has been consistently the most reserved in its forecasts for Greece throughout the crisis
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The gruelling final straight of Greece's bailout
AgoraMuch of the attention (domestically, at least) regarding the Greek programme has been on whether a precautionary credit line is needed or not. This has obscured other important elements that need... government makes such a request. The SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition in Athens has made
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Newsletter 163 -25/05/2018
to a conclusion. The government has to submit to Parliament in the coming weeks the Medium-Term Fiscal... the outstanding prior actions swiftly. A key prior action that has been completed is the drafting... pages, is to act as a policy compass in the post-programme period. The government has worked
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Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics
AgoraIt’s been quite a few days for Alexis Tsipras. The Greek Prime Minister has been deemed worthy... like to deal in when it comes to the Macedonia name issue. Tsipras has been hailed as a statesman... indeed take political courage to settle a dispute that has dragged on for more than a quarter
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Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018
questioned The deadly wildfire in Mati, northeast of Athens, which claimed more than 80 lives has... chiefs it has appointed) from any Mourning has turned to anger as both the public and politicians look... in Mati. Since the fire, Mitsotakis has adopted a measured, almost conciliatory, approach
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