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  1. Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015

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    pensioners, were initially left without any option. After a few days, the government allowed almost one... to an increase of around 10 percent in just one month on the outstanding number of cards before... the number of card payments per capita, Greece’s figure stood at 6.9, less than one-tenth the EU average

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  2. Newsletter 42 - 11/09/2015

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    in 2016 and 2017, respectively. On the recapitalisation process, one of the rumoured scenarios... to the European Stability Mechanism in late February 2015. Almost one year after the first assessment... surveys are suggesting could be one of the closest Greek elections on record. The campaign themes became

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  3. SYRIZA seen marginally ahead as Tsipras and Meimarakis go head-to-head
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    together by Bloomberg has SYRIZA one percentage point ahead of New Democracy. One explanation for SYRIZA... to 61 percent during the week. One issue that may help Tsipras in his quest to rally his party’s voters... his inclusion on the Lagarde list. SYRIZA is certain to make this one of the key issues

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  4. First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved

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    could be made possible next week he simply replied: “I don’t know”. Housing NPLS One of the key... proposal and the one that was legislated in mid-August imposing a uniform VAT rate of 23 percent on all... of the one-week extension last Friday on the imposition of the 23 percent VAT on private education

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  5. Newsletter 53 - 27/11/2015

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    election fiasco wounds conservative party unity New Democracy has just experienced one of the most.... These claims have come from supporters of more than one candidate. All this has created a very bitter... stance on Israel is symptomatic of a politician who is showing an ability to veer one way

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  6. Greece a gateway and scapegoat in EU's refugee crisis
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    migrants, not refugees, from travelling to other countries. One of the reasons the EU wants Frontex... one. Greece returned 39 people to Pakistan but authorities in Islamabad rejected 26 of them, claiming... of bureaucratic obstacle is one of the main reasons that only several thousand people are repatriated from

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  7. Vote on same-sex civil unions reveals common ground and divisions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and is seen as one of the centrepieces of the leftist party’s efforts to introduce more socially progressive... the SYRIZA side of the government that it would support the law. This is one of the reasons.... The absence of a permanent leader is one reason for this lack of cohesion from the conservatives

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  8. Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016

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    fiscal strategy for 2016–19, which includes additional measures yielding one percent of GDP (0.75.... This represents a departure from one of his recent predecessors, Antonis Samaras, who sought to cultivate... three ways one could read this comment: as the product of barefaced cheek on the minister’s part

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  9. A year on, Tsipras's SYRIZA in need of morale boost
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in Davos to give perhaps one of the most important speeches of his career on Sunday. Tsipras will address an audience of SYRIZA members at an indoor stadium in Athens on Sunday to mark the one-year... victory last January, the event is titled: “One year of the left, one year of struggle.” What under

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  10. Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016

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    strike saw one of the strongest turnouts in recent years, uniting a wide range of professionals... measures now that will last in order to make it sustainable. The general strike on Thursday saw one... and farmers on one side and the institutions on the other side – are still far from reaching an agreement

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