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SYRIZA has makings of pact with Independent Greeks but To Potami not on board yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsspectrum. Political expediency, however, may bring these two parties together in a coalition... with the irascible Kammenos and his nationalist party. Some voters may also be turned off by this alliance.... This week's events are further proof that Tsipras's task of finding governing partners is extremely
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Tsipras mulls options as creditors pile on pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the staggered disbursement of bailout funds. Tsipras may see this as being easier to manage politically... is brought to Parliament as they have called for a deal but at the same time may dislike some of its... finding himself in a full-on, and potentially divisive, confrontation with the sceptics on the left
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Eurogroup inconclusive on new Greek proposals but opens path for agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) to Greek banks. However, as happened on Monday, this may..., finding policies they disagree with. This could prove a particularly corrosive process within SYRIZA as it appears Tsipras may have stepped considerably beyond the party’s red lines on some issues
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Newsletter 51 - 12/11/2015
dropped to the lowest since May 2012. The non-seasonally adjusted rate fell by 1.2 points to 23.4... season. August’s jobless figure is the lowest reading since May 2012. Seasonally adjusted GDP slips... or even that of his government or himself. He was focused on finding solutions and remaining true
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
last May. Although tax revenues outperformed their target by 769 million in 2015, new unpaid taxes... since May 2015 but far from the peak of 104.6 of June 2014. Nevertheless, economic sentiment has... islands to prevent them simply moving on en masse to other parts of Europe. On this subject, a lot
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Assorted obstacles block path to change of parties in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics(lined up for May should the programme review be completed and relevant legislation passed... and tax evasion cases that it believes will embarrass the opposition. Although Kammenos may not have... and To Potami) are finding it difficult to strike up a relationship between themselves, while a third (Union
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Significant fall in migrant arrivals but camp conditions a growing concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsare finding it increasingly difficult to induce migrants to cross from Turkey to Greece.” Greece’s concern is that the agreement may not hold up for much longer if Turkey feels the EU is not keeping up its side... the following week,” said the Commission. “The expectation is to reach by mid-May the capacity
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Turkish unrest gives Greece the shivers
Agoraagainst a weaker neighbour to divert public opinion. It may be that decades of conflict... it may have on reunification talks in Cyprus). For starters, Greece has inadvertently found itself caught... to be circumventing it, for fear of finding itself facing a conviction at the European Court of Human
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Refugee crisis charade adds insult to EU's injuries
Agoraimprove its capabilities and that they may soon be returned. It is true that there have been some... borders properly and that its future in the Schengen area may be up for debate as it is not showing... seems to be reverting to its old tactic of refusing to recognise reality, while finding someone
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Optimism in Athens as Cyprus talks move into delicate phase
PoliticsForeign Policymay be in sight. “I think there’s a window in the next few weeks, months, where this issue [could... either side wants, [and] there may be some mechanisms for a transition, from the status quo... have two leaders who seem genuinely committed to finding compromises and an approach that would
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