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Name deal set to be key factor in determining lifespan of SYRIZA-ANEL coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough differences between coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) over... views will not trigger a premature end for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s administration. ANEL leader... the confidence vote, thereby suggesting that even if ANEL is against the agreement, it would not bring
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ANEL leader under scrutiny due to party unrest, questions over refugee funds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL) party and the revelation that European anti-corruption authorities... portrayed as a matter he is prepared to quit the coalition over. Despite his threat, two of ANEL’s seven... with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). There is a sense that ANEL, a party founded during
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Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition lost another MP on Tuesday, when Independent Greeks (ANEL) deputy Giorgos Lazaridis.... Another ANEL MP, Dimitris Kammenos, was ousted from the party when he voted in favour of the censure... MPs (145 from SYRIZA, 7 from ANEL) in the 300-seat Parliament, leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
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Divisions emerge within ANEL over vote on Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), that he will bring down the government if the Macedonia name agreement comes to Greek... his back on the coalition if necessary. Two ANEL MPs have openly voiced their disagreement...) change its constitutional name to North Macedonia, there is no reason for ANEL to quit the government
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SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAgreement, despite the expected departure of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) from... with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads ANEL... in SYRIZA see the divorce from ANEL as a positive, considering that it was a political compromise
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyto the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policy. Athens also decided to postpone the bilateral dialogue on confidence building measures.... the northeastern Greek city of Komotini and Stara Zagora, in central Bulgaria. That includes
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Newsletter 85 - 05/08/2016
In a non-paper issued on Wednesday, the Finance Ministry clarified that budget revenues had beaten..., even though SYRIZA’s governing partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), did not back it. This was not a surprise as Greek Orthodox hardliners are among the party’s core supporters. ANEL’s refusal
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
coalition partner Panos Kammenos, leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL). The ballot did not produce any... Papakosta (independent), Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Vassilis Kokkalis (ex-ANEL), Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura (ex-ANEL), Thanassis Papachristopoulos and Kostas Zouraris (both ANEL
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who has threatened to pull his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party out... after being beaten in the European votes, which is a strong deterrent factor for the SYRIZA leader.
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