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Albanian premier faces tough year ahead of elections

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ALBANIA

The PD has started healing some of the rifts that have divided it for nearly three years. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party (PS) is favourite to win…

Athens-Moscow upgrade need not worry West

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GREECE

The outcome corresponds neither to the hopes of those who believed in a radical upgrading of relations between Russia and Greece, nor to the fears of those who had speculated that…

Greece's Syriza is gambling on achieving debt deal

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GREECE

Opposition Syriza's economic policy programme.

Syriza sets collision course with Greece's creditors

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GREECE

The left-right coalition will secure tomorrow's parliamentary vote of confidence, having 162 seats in the 300-seat house. However, its two parties -- Coalition of the Radical…

Albania’s EU accession talks will be step on long road

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ALBANIA

The Dutch government requested ending visa-free travel for Albanians on May 31, saying it was facilitating Europe’s penetration by criminal gangs. The complaint contradicts the…

Greece's Syriza may soften policy to form coalition

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GREECE

Voters may return a left-leaning coalition led by the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza), which has pledged to renegotiate the country's massive debt and roll back many of the…

Euro-area/Greece deal will not avert Grexit risk

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EURO-AREA/GREECE

The agreement testifies to the wish of all parties to avoid a euro-area breakup. It averts the risk of Greece's immediate exit from the single currency. However, the risk of…

Terms of Greece's third bailout will depress economy

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GREECE

In the absence of external funding, capital controls will remain. Banks will allow depositors to withdraw up to 420 euros (456 dollars)/week at one go rather than in daily…

Risk of Greek euro exit has risen but is still small

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GREECE

The prospects for Greek departure from the euro-area.

Macedonian deal could upset Greece’s bailout exit

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GREECE

This is almost certainly the last Eurogroup before Greece’s third economic adjustment programme terminates on August 20. Both sides seek an orderly phase-out so that what has…