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Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
PoliticsForeign Policyregarding the creation of hot spots on Turkish soil under European Union conditions. The Turkish side seems... refugees to European destinations based on education, religious and other factors. Ankara, however, seems... is a European issue and not one that should be tackled by countries in isolation. It also seems
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Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
Agora’s relationship with its European partners. As the year draws to a close, the business of looking... by the Tsipras government with international creditor institutions and its European partners in essence... for Greece and its relationship with its European neighbours and partners. The country remains the most
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Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMouzalas went into an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers on Monday on the back... to live up to pledges to take in refugees through the relocation programme. The European Commission also... and the inability of European politicians to get Turkey to tackle human trafficking and reduce the number
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Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has become the first European leader to visit Iran since the lifting... and European Union,” Tsipras said during his visit to Tehran. The Greek prime minister has urged his government to tap into the Iranian market. Other European countries have also shown an interest
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Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016
to camps The first week of implementing the European Union–Turkey deal on refugees brought some... to trust Greek forecasts or even preliminary fiscal results than the European lenders. This means... was set as the target in the third bailout. Also, the IMF is more inclined than the European lenders
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Break in bailout talks leaves question mark over their conclusion
PoliticsGreek Politics, no progress is expected during the next few days. The only official statement was made by the European... as Monday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had been encouraging Greece’s European lenders to ditch the IMF... not to be involved because this might lead to the European lenders (the Commission in particular
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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
of urging Greece’s European lenders to agree to wrap up the review even if the fund is not fully... as European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Thursday, are also attempts to convince SYRIZA that he... central bank and European Central Bank), will hamper efforts to bolster growth and raise inflation
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Failure to agree on contingent measures causes further delay in conclusion of review
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Alexis Tsipras will reportedly call European Council president Donald Tusk to ask for an emergency EU leaders’ summit to discuss the Greek issue. Calls to top European leaders are bound... that there is little scope for Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande or any other European politician to intervene
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Brexit and Grexit – Britain’s referendum and Greece
Agoraof demagogic orators of left and right. Every referendum so far this century on the European question has seen.... The European architecture put in place ever since Winston Churchill called for a “United States of Europe... will be consumed by a succession fight with pro- and anti-European factions fighting for leadership of the party
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Athens hopes for timely boost from visits by EU officials
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is hoping that visits to Athens on Tuesday by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Stability Mechanism managing director will provide a timely boost... of a possible vote for Brexit on Thursday. Speaking in Berlin on Monday, European Commissioner
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