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Greece stands on fault line between vicious and virtuous cycles for 2016
AgoraTsipras himself, that Greece would pay pensions and salaries rather than the IMF if it was forced... dropped to a mere 77 million as more than 2.5 billion had been sapped in the previous twelve months... as the numbers do not pose an immediate problem for the government at the beginning of the New Year
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A misstep away from absurdity
AgoraTsipras bought himself some time and perhaps a little more acquiescence from Kammenos than seemed.... Also, SYRIZA has maintained a much more conciliatory position on the name issue than other Greek... that there will never be a complete solution to the problem. “You are organising chaos,” he said
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The men who would be prime ministers
Agoraway of tackling this problem by creating a growth industry of their own: founding new political... than his colleagues, should call for Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held. It came... before him, he has more than the same single string to his bow. *This article first appeared in last
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Greece seeks to mend fences with Austria but frets about EU-Turkey deal
PoliticsForeign Policyby the refugee crisis. Kotzias visit came less than three months after Greece recalled its ambassador... on the key issues, rather than just on the need to re-establish channels of communication. “I believe... chose to ignore the problem. Some analysts believe that the Greek attempt to restore ties
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From Berlin to Brexit
Agorain appealing to people’s emotions than Remain, which struggled between highlighting the potential... failed to address this problem and have been unable to connect with these voters. This has allowed... to improve by offering more than just scorn. In other words, that what we have might be just “for now
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign Policyproblem for Athens lies with the future of the EU–Turkey refugee, which has eased the pressure... in recent weeks and Monday was the first day since April that more than 300 refugees arrived on Greek islands in less than 24 hours. Ankara continues to link visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens
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Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016
brackets but he also drew a greater proportion of low income voters to his campaign than previous... for information and communication, the mainstream parties were found wanting. Rather than take... of the problem. There is not much time to ponder things after Trump’s victory. With elections coming up
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Tsipras weighs up options amid concern about mired talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 600 million euros among pensioners was seen as an indication that the government might...-led administration for the measures it adopts rather than the head of a rickety alliance... and pass on the problem of solving the conundrum with the institutions to someone else.
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Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsand those used by the International Monetary fund. "The problem is that the IMF is coming with very... than 7,000 euros from its current level of just above 8,600) and possibly avoid the upfront.... It is hoping that the 3.5 percent primary surplus will not have to be maintained for more than three years
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agorato maintain a 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus for more than three years, which is substantially less than the 10 years Berlin had proposed recently. Should the institutions show flexibility on this issue... sequencing problem though, as Berlin wants to see Athens adopt the measures first before it enters
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