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What kind of a deal can Greece expect after the German elections?
Europe may be a non-issue in the German election campaign, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that Europe will occupy a chief role in the agenda of Germany’s next chancellor, perhaps more so than...
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Cracking down on Golden Dawn’s leadership is a risky strategy for the Greek...
Over the course of the past week, the Greek government stepped up its efforts to treat Greece’s hard-right, neo-fascist party, Golden Dawn (Χρυσή Αυγή) with the kind of speed and clarity that one...
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Despite bond sale, Greece is still pretty far from normal
On Wednesday, a bomb exploded outside the Bank of Greece. Though it injured no one, it was a stark reminder that, despite today’s apparently successful bond sale, Greece is pretty fucking far from...
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Markets shouldn’t be freaking out about Greek elections
It’s not surprising that Greek investors would be spooked by the idea of political turmoil that could replace Greece’s center-right coalition government with a radical leftist one as soon as February....
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Greek parliament prepares for 3rd and final presidential vote
In the second of three presidential votes, the Greek parliament failed to elect the government’s center-right choice for president, Stavros Dimas (pictured above), a former foreign minister and...
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What to expect from Greece’s January 25 snap elections
With the failure of Greece’s parliament to elect a president after a third and final vote this morning, prime minister Antonis Samaras will dissolve the parliament and schedule early elections — most...
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Merkel’s incredibly stupid New Year Grexit bluff
It’s understandable why German chancellor Angela Merkel doesn’t want to cut any deals with Greece — no matter who wins the snap elections later this month. Making concessions, especially to a...
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EU should give Tsipras a chance to govern
With his sweeping victory today in Greece, Alexis Tspiras has led the far left to its only victory since his country’s return to democratic rule in 1974. In so doing, Tsipras (pictured above) and the...
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Meet Greece’s new economic policymakers
With the Greek far left set to take power after Sunday’s staggering parliamentary elections, its next prime minister Alexis Tspiras will be just one of many key figures who will now become the central...
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What a Eurogroup-brokered deal with Greece might look like
At times this week, it has felt nearly like the European Union was brokering a bailout of Ukrainian debt, while working to negotiate a ceasefire with Greece. But as Greece’s new left-wing government...
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