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From London to Paris, no happy returns for Greece
Agoraitinerary of SYRIZA’s visit to London’s financial district. But the rationale for this sojourn... facts can be found elsewhere. The presentation given by Stathakis in London is informative... newsletter, which subscribers can receive via e-mail or mobile app. The apps can be downloaded for free
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agoraprogression. Alexis Tsipras’s first act as prime minister was to visit the National Resistance Memorial... can find a path to a negotiated solution that will put to bed any sense of injustice and remove from the hands of populists and nationalists an issue that can be used as a blunt object to batter
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Passing of broadcasting bill introduces new challenges for coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe visit of the quadriga as well as a new round of EU talks on the refugee crisis overshadowed... that can be put to tender. The other key provisions of the legislation include: - Media companies need... to the state or their banks before they can apply for a broadcasting permit. - The licenses will be for 10
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Athens sees flexibility on fiscal targets, singles out IMF over role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTzanakopoulos said is that that Athens believes that the primary surplus targets for post-2018 can... that these targets can be re-assessed in 2018, when the eurozone is due to provide medium- and long... extra measures now so they can apply after 2018. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be well aware
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IMF comments, blog leave no doubt credible debt relief has to be agreed soon
EconomyProgrammeof the programme’s success. Moreover, while we can agree to make debt relief contingent on the debtor... measures are still considered by the IMF as rather vague. “Pretending that unpayable debts can be repaid... reiterated during her recent visit to Berlin IMF’s willingness to support Greece’s programme
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the Élysée Palace could be tempered after Macron makes his first official visit, which is set... himself) can win. Also, the former economy minister’s victory adds to the sense, after the results... the momentum in France can transfer to Greece. To start with, it should be pointed out that last November
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Tsipras looks forward and puts emphasis on growth, MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicswith funding or whether it will stand aside. “We can live with or without the IMF presence,” he said... Emmanuel Macron’s visit last week, including the discussion the two men had behind closed doors... the fact that Beijing has a “clear strategy.” “Greece can only benefit when it becomes a bone
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China's footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agorathat are potentially vast and long-term. They can shift commercial and geo-economic axes of entire... ago. The Balkans, and by extension Southeast Europe, is a region where China can empirically test... termed Greece during a visit in 2014, initiates the Southeast European corridor of the Silk Road
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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials amid hopes on both sides of the table that the third review can be concluded relatively... chiefs’ visit, which is expected to last at least until Friday. Two issues linked to this matter... of the market. The coalition’s hope is that an agreement can be reached on the sale of lignite
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Tsipras bids farewell to MoU, eyes new start for Greece and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsbegun hinting at what voters can expect. This includes 750-million-euros worth of measures aimed... confident that it can agree a deal with the institutions that would lead to the shelving of next year’s... monitoring process. Their first visit is expected to last about a week. Opposition The opposition parties
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