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  1. Growth, not just of the economic variety
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    Agora

    ), there was a brief item referring to the inside pages, while one newspaper (Eleftheros Typos) bore... in the group of seven that are supportive of the government, only one (Ethnos) referenced the GDP data... growth figures. One of the possible explanations for this oversight is that the left-leaning media has

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  2. What would Willy do?

    Agora

    1979 in the European Parliament) One hundred years ago, on 18 December 1913, the former German.... One of Brandt's success strategies was "to rearrange the scene" (he quoted this always in English... narrow austerity policy on the one hand, and the continued consideration of vested interests

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  3. Greece's extension proposals to the Eurogroup and what they mean
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Monetary Fund – and allowing monitoring. This had been one of the first things the new government said... of debt relief to one of lesser importance. The demand for some form of debt reduction has been SYRIZA... conclusion and review on the basis of the proposals of, on the one hand, the Greek government

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  4. Greece’s unstable and confusing tax system failing to deliver results
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    is a particularly thorny one in Greece. “An effective tax system, must generate sufficient revenue... 12.5 percent. One consequence of this was a rise in companies relocating their headquarters... of less than 9,000 euros a year, meaning that they make less than 750 euros a month. Greece is one

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  5. Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    notice that the US decided to impose these sanctions essentially one business day after the European Council meeting” The imminent change of US administration appears to be one of the reasons that during... at the European Council. But on the other hand, considered the Council’s presidency and its approach, no one

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  6. Greece in 2014: Where are we?
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    Agora

    the option of a new haircut is off the table and for there to be liquidity when the banks are not lending... of success, or even stability, means disregarding a lot about Greece that is extremely worrying

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  7. Home foreclosures and refugee crisis top agenda in Greece-EU talks
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , which extends to households that are considered well-off by Greek standards. Tsipras also used.... This is an extremely sensitive political issue as the SYRIZA-led government would be the first Greek

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  8. Tsipras caught between social tension and lenders' pressure as talks begin

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that there may be a stand-off in the upcoming negotiations over this issue. Government sources have...The Greek government is due to begin talks in Athens with the chief representatives of its lenders on Monday afternoon, in what is promising to be an extremely testing round of negotiations

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  9. Mitsotakis uses tax cut pledge as driving force in effort to provide alternative
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    particularly well with), before rounding off with a pledge to welcome other parties or politicians... surplus target from 3.5 percent of GDP to 2 percent. The conservative chief also set extremely

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  10. Bond issue mulled amid pressure from judiciary clash, Varoufakis claims
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    atmosphere in the judicial system at a time when the government is trying to fend off demands... as parliamentary, investigation. While this discussion is extremely embarrassing for the government

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