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Greece in 2014: The risks and opportunities of moving forward
Agoraarea as its 18th member. It thereby becomes the second Baltic state to join the eurozone after... in the euro area and by an OECD member state, the immediate issue is how much fiscal breathing space... 2011 to 2013 he was a member of the European Commission Task Force for Greece in Athens. He
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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agora. Greece was the first euro area member to be priced out of sovereign debt markets almost four years ago... is by no means assured during the course of 2014. Portugal is currently the only euro area member.... From 2011 to 2013 he was a member of the European Commission Task Force for Greece in Athens. He
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The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
Agoraby Othmar Karas, an Austrian member of the EPP group, and Liem Hoang Ngoc, a French member... of the EU leadership has dropped in 20 of the 28 member states over the last few years. While young people
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What does a bailout exit with a precautionary credit line mean for Greece?
EconomyProgrammethree months to the member of the Euro Working Group (EWG) on the risk of future problems... that in case a member state deviates from its policy conditions or if those commitments have become... with a full macroeconomic adjustment programme. It is up to the member state to activate the credit line
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The politics of debt dynamics in Greece
Agoraand budgets of various official creditors. In mid-2014 the official sector, i.e. eurozone member states... creditors. Among these creditors, European institutions such as the ECB, the EFSF and eurozone member states... for southeast Europe. From 2011 to 2013 he was a member of the European Commission Task Force
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF as a member country of the European Union, the Euro Area... problems in Euro area member States. We therefore propose to create a specific Eurogroup working group gathering member states’ representatives and experts. Bridge programme To meet our immediate payment
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High levels of dissatisfaction among Greeks, Eurostat report shows
Societyevaluations of individuals’ situations in EU Member States. For the report, a “quality of life... member states – described their accommodation as overcrowded. Greeks were joint third last... and Cypriots. The report found trend in southern and eastern EU member states to evaluate their environmental
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Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
PoliticsGreek Politicsin September. Former Minister Dimitris Stratoulis, a member of SYRIZA's Left Platform, argued... (not a SYRIZA member) suggested that the recent revelations about plans for a parallel payment system... of using "extreme" and unnecessary language. Panousis and Mardas (not a SYRIZA member) also came under
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
Agora. As the IMF outlines in its announcement, when a member is in need of financing that is far in excess of its.... The four criteria for “exceptional access” are: The member country is facing exceptional balance.... That type of solution at the time would have favoured Greece as a member of the IMF but would have
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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policydirectly from Turkey rather than Greece. Apart from the reluctance of many member states to consider the idea, there were also numerous legal obstacles to overcome as Turkey is not an EU member. However... of the areas where the plan falls down as it is unlikely the numbers that the EU member states will be willing
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