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Greece works on new proposals as EU rules out political deal on Monday
PoliticsGreek Politicsto VAT, as well as pension reform in a bid to get as close as possible to the institutions’ targets... of concessions would come from political leaders rather than finance minister or technocrats. Tusk... in his statement. “We need to get rid of any illusions that there will be a magic solution
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Greek politics to dash voters hopes again
Agoraa few days prior. Tsipras got his wish. The “No” was as loud as it could get but then events... to a new programme with terms not much different, and in some aspects far worse, than the ones he had... and effectively get the country back into a virtuous cycle. The problem is that neither
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Failure to agree on contingent measures causes further delay in conclusion of review
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures to get public finances back on course. The possibility of Greece’s Fiscal Policy Council... mechanism that will lead to across-the-board cuts, rather than targeted interventions. Their preference..., it will do little to get Greece and its creditors closer to an agreement. While there is still
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EU progress on Turkish visas gives Athens hope of low refugee arrivals
PoliticsForeign Policy, Greece is also facing growing problems in managing the more than 50,000 migrants and refugees...-emerged. Officials have yet to get to grips with the challenge of maintaining order at facilities where.... However, Athens appears willing to shoulder this burden and try to get to grips with the situation
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A breakdown of the 5.4 bln in measures that form basis of agreement between Greece and creditors
EconomyProgrammein measures, designed to get the country to a primary surplus target of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018... in the draft bill stand up to 3.9 percentage points lower than those initially proposed by the government... would get higher pensions compared to the current status. However, the self-employed and farmers
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Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
Agora? Not much. What did it get from Barack Obama’s brief stay in Athens? Probably more than it expected... carry with them the hope that their lives will get better.” To create this space for a Greek
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With review stalled, Athens continues to be coy on concessions
PoliticsGreek Politicson the table until it is clear what it may get in return. The government does not want to accept... as more suited to being prime minister than the incumbent, Alexis Tsipras, who only garners 20.5 percent... the government recover and fight to get re-elected when elections are held in 2019,” he told journalists.
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Rhetoric ramped up ahead of Eurogroup but deal still in sight
PoliticsGreek Politicsdomestically that he is exploring all option in order to get a favourable settlement with the creditors.... The more pessimistic quote from the Greek official may be Athens’s way of trying to get back at Schaeuble... a compromise on Thursday than an expression of any attempt to derail the process. Nevertheless, as has always
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Spotlight on To Potami as doubts surface about Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccording to the party’s percentage rather than gaining votes in a particular constituency). Since turning... party will struggle to get over the 3 percent threshold that would lead to it gaining seats... outside SYRIZA to vote with the leftist party. If Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is unable to get
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Merkel backing for name deal overshadowed by coalition leaders' crucial talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsdoes not get an absolute majority, the prime minister will pave the way for snap elections. Tsipras... that Kammenos will ask Tsipras to begin the process to ratify the Prespes Agreement in March rather than now... that four could support the government and help Tsipras get closer the 151 votes he is looking
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