Greece’s new pledges will take epic battle to implement Greece’s latest fiscal and reform pledges may be enough to convince international lenders weary after years of broken promises to keep Athens hooked to a 130 billion euro lifeline, but the battle to implement it will be epic. Few question the new coalition government’s resolve but many doubt whether the cantankerous…
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The wrong mix that pushed ND to the right Personal conviction and pragmatism pull Samaras away from the middle ground By Harry van Versendaal It was blurry and opportunistic but it anchored New Democracy at the center of Greece’s political spectrum. The once-hyped middle-ground policy, the brainchild of Costas Karamanlis’s spin doctors, successfully reeled in the pool of centrist voters…
As world economic growth ebbs, talk of new stimulus surges By Howard Schneider ATHENS – Recession has taken hold in parts of Europe, and the euro zone’s stubborn crisis risks a worldwide shock. Growth is slowing in major developing nations, and the U.S. economy may be faltering. When world leaders take stock at a summit next week in Mexico, they’ll…