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Coalition focuses on positives as MPs gear up for vote on vast multi-bill The government is preparing to submit a multi-bill that will reportedly stretch to around 600 pages and is expecting that it will receive full support from SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) MPs.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions Momentum is building towards a new round of negotiations between Athens and Skopje, mediated by United Nations envoy Matthew Nimetz, amid much political discussion about the matter in Greece.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Busy January ahead for coalition, which rebuffs accusations over Turkish airmen The end of the Christmas and New Year festivities means that political life in Greece is set to return to its normal rhythm, with January promising to be a particularly busy month.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls While the government is preparing to start 2018 with its focus fully on completing the third review in January, it ends 2017 under pressure from the main opposition party to clarify its stance on talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to resolve the longstanding name dispute between Athens and Skopje.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs Having passed the 2018 budget earlier this week, the government is continuing a busy week of parliamentary activity with a couple of draft laws and several key amendments before the Christmas break.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Parliament gears up for budget vote as auction concerns persist Parliament is preparing for a vote on the 2018 budget late on Tuesday, with opinion polls giving differing views of the political balance in Greece as the year comes to an end.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted to rally his party over the weekend by launching a strong attack on the government, which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to repel.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM stands ground on property auctions despite broad concern More electronic auctions of repossessed properties took place this week, as the government had agreed with its lenders, but the coalition continues to see these transactions as potentially damaging to its political fortunes.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras eyes four-year term but snap polls an option after MoU exit Alexis Tsipras has underlined again his intention to see out his four-year term as prime minister or, at the very least, not to call national elections before Greece has exited the third programme next summer.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tusk proposals over refugee quotas puts Athens on alert ahead of EU summit Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is said to be steeling himself for a potential clash within the European Union over the fate of refugees, which has also been causing domestic problems of late.