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Football chairman's actions threaten to blow coalition off course again The government was forced to put to one side on Monday the tension with Turkey and clashes with New Democracy as it was forced to act on the latest crisis with potentially serious political implications, which emanated from a rather unlikely source: Greek football.
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New Democracy turns up heat on Tsipras and Kammenos New Democracy increased the pressure on the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition on Thursday, launching attacks on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos.
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Athens takes cautious approach to Turkish words and actions There appeared to be a slight de-escalation between Greece and Turkey on Wednesday following an extremely tense few hours a day earlier.
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament Claims regarding the activities of pharmaceutical giant Novartis in Greece appear to be further poisoning the relationship between the government and the opposition.
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Large rally over name issue ramps up pressure on Tsipras The Greek government has vowed to continue negotiating with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) despite another large protest on this issue.
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Coalition braces for Sunday demo, ponders impact on cooperation The government is bracing itself for Sunday’s demonstration in Athens over the Macedonia name issue but does not seem to be deterred in its efforts to reach a settlement with Skopje.
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Kammenos dismisses talk of coalition rift but maintains Macedonia name objections Defence Minister Panos Kammenos sought to dampen speculation about a possible rift in the coalition over the Macedonia issue by insisting on Monday that he intends to see out his agreement with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for a four-year term.
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Political talks on name issue deepen divisions but PM eyes consensus Meetings between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and opposition leaders on Saturday over the Macedonia name talks did not yield any immediate signs of consensus between Greek politicians and worsened the divisions between SYRIZA and New Democracy.
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Greek parties face fine balance as they discuss name issue Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to begin on Friday the process of informing Greek officials of the state of play in the talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) aimed at solving the longstanding name dispute between the two countries.
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis head in opposite directions over talks with Skopje Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took completely different paths over the Macedonia name issue on Wednesday in what appears will be a major political battleground between the government and the opposition over the months to come.