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Outright majority in sight for ND as campaign takes detour through recent past
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign for the July 7 elections has taken a brief detour through Greece’s recent past... the July 7 elections, should opinion polls be correct and SYRIZA finds itself on the opposition... at 27 percent, a difference of 9 points. KINAL is on 7 percent, the Communist Party (KKE) on 5 percent
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How Greece sleepwalked off a cliff in 2009, in black and white
Agorawas expected to reach 30 to 35 billion euros, something between 12 and 14 percent of GDP. Debt was seen... in the region of 30 to 35 billion or up to 14 percent of GDP, given the dismal figures for September..., when even the revised revenue targets for 2009 contained an estimate that revenues would grow by 14
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Two weeks left for Athens to settle last remaining prior actions
EconomyProgrammeThursday, June 14, is widely seen as the date by which the Greek government needs to have completed... the legislative process can be wrapped up by June 14. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, parliamentary... procedure with the aim of the vote taking place by June 14. This would allow the Euro Working Group
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(Dis)Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European Union
Agoraand Herzegovina received 14 new tasks, that is, the old-new "Roadmap". This has once again delayed the path... emphasized by the European Commission among the 14 priorities for obtaining candidate status... of this country will remain incarcerated with the PCR tests within the state borders. Similarly, the 14
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Greece draws another 3 bln from bond markets as debt strategy continues at pace
Economypoints, however the initial indications of interest were 14 billion euros, which pushed... by banks at 35 pct and hedge funds at 14 pct. Offers were led by the UK with 30 pct, followed.... The UK and France led with 24 pct and 14 pct respectively, with Greece at 10 pct
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Support for ND edges up in new polls as voters' concerns persist
PoliticsGreek Politics, according to Pulse. This is one point higher than last month. PASOK is at 14 pct, which... not expect the leftist party’s fortunes to change much and only 14 pct think that the situation... indifferent and 14 pct were upset. The Metron Analysis poll also shows an increase in support
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreement that during this period the Greek state will be funded under a minimalist menu that solves
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Greece - Some structural macroeconomic arithmetic
Agorasuggests that trend output growth sits around 1¼ percent a year. The OECD seems to be below 2 percent... officials and economists suggests that potential output growth may hover “around 2 percent...). But Greece cannot make an average nominal GDP growth rate of 5 percent, which would imply 2
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SYRIZA offers compromise over judicial dispute to prevent more turmoil before polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials’ terms end on June 30, while the national vote is to be held on July 7. Critics also noted... two days later that the elections would be on July 7 so as not to interfere with university... SYRIZA knows that if it is to claw back any ground on New Democracy on July 7, it will have to make peace
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Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?
Agorainteresting detail is that the 5 percent nominal growth rate can be thought of as 2 percent... for a maximum debt ratio of 60 percent, then the tolerable maximum deficit would have been 2 percent..., and a possible reform of the Maastricht Criteria? Table 2 provides some data. Based on the most likely
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