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  1. A year of risk and reward for Greece
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    Agora

    but it will represent a psychological turning point. For the first time since the initial memorandum... on the last point are well-founded. The SYRIZA-led coalition is promoting the idea of a clean exit

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  2. How Greece sleepwalked off a cliff in 2009, in black and white

    Agora

    the entire 2008 deficit by 6.6 billion euros. Although the initial estimates point towards a deficit... the start of the year did not point towards the reining in expenditure but rather moved in the opposite

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  3. Name and shame
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    Agora

    that it is the northern city’s fate to be the gathering point for politicians and citizens with unrealistic... difficult. Perhaps, though none of this mattered for them and their only goal was to make a point

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  4. Greek health care spending in the spotlight
    By Natasha Pandazopoulou/Fosphotos

    EconomyFeatures

    in excessive drug costs. As it happens, 2010 marks an inflexion point for the Greek health care sector... on drugs, at the expense of prevention and care. Even at its high point in 2009, total health care

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  5. Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018

    Newsletters

    Fourth review about to start E-auctions remain main sticking point for lenders as loan tranche stays on hold Discussions between the Greek government and the institutions regarding the fourth review..., which could come soon after the end of the third MoU this year or at some point in 2019. The inquiry

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  6. Ahead of IMF Spring Meetings, questions remain about conclusion of programme
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    EconomyProgramme

    there is no rollback on reforms in Athens. A major sticking point is that some eurozone member states... for Greece to produce a “credible” growth plan. Scholz repeated this point in interview

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  7. Collateral damage in Europe?
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    Agora

    , it is obvious that Germany and France are in a better point of departure than say Greece and Hungary... on the continent sounds convincing. But developments of the past 12 months rather point to growing obstacles

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  8. Institutions prepare for Athens return, completion of fourth review

    EconomyProgramme

    Stability Mechanism to be activated. This point seems to be one of the biggest hurdles that has to overcome... the point that from August 21 onwards, after the third programme ends, the discussion that Greece

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  9. The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context

    EconomyFeatures

    a system already at breaking point into a perfect storm of recession and austerity. Funding from... under 4 percent of GDP in 2014 terms. Since that low point, pension finances have been helped

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  10. Coalition sees key targets met in debt deal but opposition has holes to pick

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with the lenders over the past 3.5 years. Athens will also point to the fact the grace period... on taxpayers and has stifled economic activity. The opposition will also point out that the package

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