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No fear of the bear? Bilateral economic relations between Germany and Russia
Agoramost likely to impact the electoral agendas. We start off with a look at Germany and its strong... authorities and businesses hope that expanding investment and trade volumes will put additional... and the existing sanctions regime, more than 5,500 German companies are currently active in Russia
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Athens waits for move from lenders to get review going
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the drachma if the review is not concluded. This prompted a strong reaction from New Democracy... week, appears to be the unfiltered musings of a parliamentarian rather than part of a concerted effort to put the idea of leaving the eurozone firmly on the table. Grexit continues to be an idea
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
ministers in Malta. Before Thursday’s EWG, there had been a strong feeling of optimism that an agreement had.... Furthermore, the content of the agreement will first be put to the party’s central committee... million euros was less than half the 1.73 billion recorded in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG
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With review set to resume, Tsipras looks for post-deal strategy
PoliticsGreek Politics-be uprising went no further than that. As things stand, the indications are that the government... positive news, such as the return of growth, a strong tourism season, inclusion in the European... initiatives are certain to follow in the coming months as Tsipras tries to rekindle support and put
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Newsletter 146 -12/01/2018
, 135-employee-strong agency to tackle major financial crime (including tax evasion), the licensing... within SYRIZA for more safeguards to be put in place. The government’s concern is that the measures...-on-year basis, the figure is 109,584 higher than that for the same time last year. The number
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Concerns prompt Athens to dampen optimism as Macedonia name talks begin
PoliticsForeign Policydiplomat, who has been involved in these negotiations for more than 20 years, said... is concerned about the lack of a strong parliamentary majority in Skopje and the difficult relations... as it would put further burden on the negotiating process. The other political parties, including Zaev's
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Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsexiting the third programme in August, recent developments may have put him off the idea. The option... been a strong possibility for Tsipras. Although it is unlikely that there would be enough momentum... the gap narrowing slightly. New Democracy would gain 32.7 percent of the vote, 7.6 points more than
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsis for the cuts to be put off for six months. This would allow Tsipras to avoid implementing the unpopular... brother and sister, Dimitris and Zanet. Parapolitaka newspaper, which has a strong anti-government... by Piraeus Bank for a loan of more than 240,000 euros. The prime minister’s office accused
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Bomb blast fuels political clash as ND limits Tsipras's options on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsand, in particular, Skai have been strong critics of the current government, which has boycotted... in the summer. This immediately put the spotlight on the coalition’s reaction. The attack was condemned... at least 151 votes (i.e. six more MPs than SYRIZA’s parliamentary group) or he may have to abandon his
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
if the party had less than five lawmakers. It is now expected that up to three To Potami deputies – leader... the name of North Macedonia provoked a strong reaction from Moscow on Monday. Russia's Foreign Ministry... by New Democracy’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis, obstructing the implementation of the deal. Lenders put
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