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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
The picture from the first meeting between Alexis Tsipras and Panos Kammenos in January 2015, after SYRIZA’s election victory was a sign of things to come.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Greece (523)
Breaking up is hard to do
On Sunday 25th November 2018, 885 days after the Brexit referendum took place, 606 days after the UK triggered the Article 50 TEU process and 124 days before the UK officially withdraws from the EU, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May travelled to Brussels to take part in the meeting of the European Council, which officially endorsed the text of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410)
Getting to the church on time
When Alexis Tsipras held a televised news conference last week, standing side-by-side with the head of the Church of Greece – Archbishop Ieronymos, the impression given was that a momentous point in the relationship between the Greek state and the church had been reached. As each day passes, though, it seems less historic and more business-as-usual.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Greece (523)
Greece's never-ending election campaign
Speaking at the EU-Arab Summit in Athens on Tuesday, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the prolonged pre-election period Greece has entered is damaging the country.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Greece (523)
Preparing for a new normal in German politics
What a start to the week in German politics: Following the huge losses of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the regional elections in Hesse, Angela Merkel, the party leader since April 2000 and Chancellor since November 2005, announced her gradual retreat from German politics.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410)