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Newsletter 109 - 03/03/2017
deal with the institutions is reached. Until Thursday, the coalition had been vague about... Minister Alexis Tsipras to secure a deal on fiscal measures that could be viewed as balanced. Athens.... It is vital for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to secure a deal on fiscal measures that could
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Agora. Nevertheless, during his term at the head of the Eurogroup he has had to deal with the Cyprus... also appears to have made a genuine attempt to broker a decisive deal between Greece and its...: Members of a single currency that lacked fiscal unity and the tools to deal with a crisis ran
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Brexit has opened a can of (constitutional) worms
Agorait comes to the Brexit negotiations, the declared goal of the UK Government is to achieve a special deal.... Interestingly, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has also asked for a special provision in any Brexit deal to allow... arrangement or future trade deal with the UK if it is not satisfied with the status of the territory. Even
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Newsletter 117 - 05/05/2017
rebellion over deal Finance ministry rejects main opposition call to implement counter-measures now Having... of the deal. During his press briefing on Tuesday, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos made a point... prominent sceptics within SYRIZA about the deal with the lenders in the build-up to this week’s agreement
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Tsipras gives mixed message on expectations for crucial upcoming Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicswithout any kind of deal, speculation about default and Grexit will abound. It is not in Tsipras’s interests to be so visibly pushed into a corner and to accept a deal under duress. In fact, it is in his..., Athens is certain to press for a better deal between now and June 15. Tsipras may hold talks
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Newsletter 120 - 26/05/2017
Tsipras ponders next Eurogroup Deal remains elusive ahead of crucial June 15 meeting Greece emerged with no deal on debt relief from Monday’s Eurogroup and now all eyes are on whether an agreement... to risk it all by turning their back on whatever deal is on offer on June 15. It is more likely that he
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Greece as an energy hub: Reality or wishful thinking?
EconomyFeatureshydrocarbon deposits in western Greece. Under the deal, the Spanish oil and gas firm will become... to the ongoing economic crisis. In late May 2017, Greece’s Energean announced that it had signed a deal.... The financial information around the deal was not disclosed. There are also plans for a EuroAsia
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Newsletter 121 - 02/06/2017
agreement on how to deal with the debt issue. The most vital, but also equivocal, intervention of the week... Federation of Enterprises (SEV) what kind of deal he might be willing to accept at the June 15....” The government is pushing for a better deal than the one it was offered last month, particularly
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UN steers clear of Cyprus blame game as focus moves to hydrocarbons
PoliticsForeign Policyhave to admit that it was a collective failure of stitching together a deal in Crans-Montana,” he said... of the puzzle actually coming on the table… we were not able to stitch it together to a total deal.” Eide..., analysts note that Cyprus should be more concerned about a potential deal between Turkey and Israel
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Athens keeps cautious eye on Berlin-Ankara relationship as German elections approach
PoliticsForeign Policydeal. If EU–Turkey relations deteriorate further or if Brussels decides to halt Turkey's membership...-Turkey relations altogether, analysts say. The EU–Turkey refugee deal may be one of the reasons for this reluctance. Refugee deal There is no official confirmation of recent reports in Greece and elsewhere
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