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What will be on the agenda for talks between Merkel and Tsipras?
Agoraand foremost in Athens, then in the Berlin chancellery and by equal measure at the newly inaugurated... will be a question addressed to Tsipras. He should be prepared to submit a convincing answer. Any doubts... and cannot be based on a continuation of austerity measures? Given her track record in eurozone crisis
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project
PoliticsForeign PolicyYork, will produce anything substantial. “I seek calm waters from a position of strength and self... months, as the Greek government has sought dialogue with Ankara, the premier and his Foreign... belli exists, Greece will block Turkey's participation in the SAFE program as it has the right to do
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Athens unmoved as relations with Russia become chillier
PoliticsForeign Policybetween Ankara and Moscow and the agreement for Turkey to buy S-400 missile defence system... (not then an EU member state) agreed to buy S-300 missile defence system, Ankara reacted strongly, which... with regard to plans for the Turkish Stream pipeline. Russia has already warned Athens that if Greece
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Greece’s building activity remained in deep red for August
EconomyMacroeconomyby any measure. In particular, the twelve-month trailing average indicates that building permits... loans has been hovering at 3-3.5 percent in the past two years. On the contrary, some hopes have... the trailing twelve months. Note that building activity in absolute numbers for both regions is among
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Newsletter 401 - 10/11/2023
week in its existence, which has become a norm for the main opposition party since the election... suggested that “the left no longer has a place in the party of Kasselekis, Polakis and (former state... suggests that Kasselakis has not connected with the broader Greek public and that his party is in danger
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Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government
PoliticsGreek Politicswhere he has to adopt new measures just weeks before the presidential vote takes place in Parliament... in Athens organised by the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce are: I cannot accept unreasonable demands. We are at the end of 2014 and nobody has the right to treat us like they did two-and-a-half
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Coalition guards unity as Tsipras briefs opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsor early next year, a belief he expressed before and after last week’s Eurogroup. “I don’t know about the exact months, but I think late this year or early next year, it may well be possible to go back..., as he has in the past, the he has to put his personal reservations aside because he is part
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Supplemental MoU sets out path for maintaining fiscal sustainability
EconomyProgrammeand the next policy steps, is based on the four pillars on which Greece’s third programme has been... forecasts are not affected. Specifically, the pensions cuts will be offset by (i) spending... the yield from the personal income tax reform by (i) a reduction in Personal Income Tax rates
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What will it take to reverse the Greek 'brain drain'?
SocietyMitsotakis has spoken of tempting recent emigrants back through “lower taxes and contributions, more... capacity to achieve even a limited objective. While there has been a great deal of public debate on the subject, informed by a wealth of studies and surveys, very little has been advanced in the way
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Questions over handling of rape case turn spotlight on policing and legacy of Greek #MeToo
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe handling of an alleged rape has prompted calls for justice and impartiality over concerns of a potential cover-up, while it has raised questions about progress in the government’s drive to tackle... Year’s Eve by a group of men said to include members of a prominent business family has sparked
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