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  1. Will SYRIZA accept the proposal from Greece's lenders?
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    Agora

    while slashing spending on pensions. Rarely has a meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee drawn... measures. The group, which is led by Energy Minister Panayiotis Lafazanis, has only around 60... behaviour over the last four months. While he has insisted that the government will not cross its “red

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  2. Tsipras needs to sign a deal, but which one?

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    There have been plenty of sensible people advising Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that he has... but the option of agreeing to the lenders’ plan also has numerous pitfalls. As we move into the most... problem. To a large extent Tsipras only has himself to blame as he sued for snap elections in January

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  3. Eurogroup approves 3rd bailout for Greece but expects swift, extensive action
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    EconomyProgramme

    bold in their comments but stressed how much the level of cooperation with the Greek government has... and resolution purposes - 13 billion euros that Greece will receive by August 20 once the bailout has.... Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has argued that his government has managed to ensure the use of public

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  4. Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015

    Newsletters

    ? Will the fragmentation of the vote mean that a grand coalition has to be considered? The first opinion... has a narrow lead over New Democracy after the gap between the two parties shrank substantially over... Syriza's lead over New Democracy has narrowed and that its coalition partner ANEL may not make

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  5. Opinion polls indicate fragmentation, close election race

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in agreement on several key factors: 1) SYRIZA has a narrow lead of 2 to 3 percentage points over New Democracy 2) SYRIZA’s support has been falling dramatically over the last two months and now stands... Vassilis Leventis who has been a celebrity in Greece since the 1990s due to his appearance on marathon

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  6. Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
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    Agora

    persuasiveness and what role his personal popularity has played in convincing Greek voters to stick... receptive to Tsipras’s message. Tsipras also has the advantage of teaming up again with Independent Greeks... Popular Unity or some pro-drachma force in Greek politics. It’s also the case that Tsipras has proved

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  7. Greek banks' equity raising could keep official support to a minimum

    Economy

    be trimmed below the 5-billion mark, close to 4.7 billion. Alpha Alpha has called an Extraordinary... of capital instruments, CoCos issuance as well as reverse split. The bank has also announced on October 28... be covered by the capital increase. Note though that the management has indicated it would target a share

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  8. New Democracy prepares for leadership vote after abrasive campaign

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    indicated that among those who say they will vote on Sunday, Meimarakis has 33.54 percent. He is followed.... Meimarakis has run a relatively low-key campaign and tried to use the fact that he is the incumbent... the Meimarakis team had always been against. His nearest challenger appears to be Tzitzikostas, who has

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  9. Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
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    Agora

    remains a work in progress. The damage done in the first half of 2015 has created a level of caution and lack of confidence, which has all sides involved emphasizing the need to continue rebuilding, regaining and re-engaging in the political commodity of mutual trust. What has been damaged once can

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  10. Greece stands on fault line between vicious and virtuous cycles for 2016

    Agora

    of the July 12 summit there has been nothing to suggest a repeat of the tension of 2015. In fact, since Tsipras signed the agreement he has paid over 4 billion euros to the IMF and nobody seems to have noticed. Not only did he emerge victorious from the September election, his new government has

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