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Opposition pressures SYRIZA by refusing to support bills ANEL dodges
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL) have disagreed on a number of issues since first joining forces in January..., such as education, the Church of Greece and migration. Most famously, in June 2015 ANEL failed to support... by Brussels. However, New Democracy and ANEL were among those that expressed concern this would lead
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Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe much-advertised split between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) seems to be just days away... ANEL, has called a meeting of the party’s parliamentary group and executive committee on Wednesday... procedure in Skopje is due to be completed by January 14 at the latest. Therefore, ANEL’s departure
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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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... to carry 3 billion cubic meters of gas per year, received funding from the EU as well as Greece
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No fear of the bear? Bilateral economic relations between Germany and Russia
Agorabilateral (economic) ties with Russia. Germany's economic interests in Russia are significant before... champion). More specifically, bilateral trade has fallen from 80 billion euros to 52 billion since 2012...), food and agricultural produce. By contrast, the bilateral foreign direct investment landscape shows
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agoradeplored. Instead, Tsipras opted to join forces with Kammenos. His nascent Independent Greeks (ANEL... New Democracy to found nationalist, anti-bailout ANEL. If this meant turning a blind eye and deaf ear to some of the extreme views and unsavoury behaviour of ANEL and its leader, this was a risk worth
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ANEL adds to uncertainty over Macedonia name deal and its political impact
PoliticsGreek Politicsshow on Tuesday night, a spokesman for the junior coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL.... Theodoros Tosounidis did not rule out the possibility of ANEL failing to support its governing... the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition and prevent the name deal, which the conservatives oppose, being approved
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Name deal uncertainty set to continue despite ANEL attempt to clarify stance
PoliticsGreek Politicsjunior coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), claimed on Tuesday that they have no intention of bringing down the government over this matter. Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads ANEL, convened an emergency meeting of ANEL’s parliamentary group (seven MPs) on Tuesday to discuss
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After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
PoliticsForeign Policygeneral secretary Dimitris Paraskevopoulos and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sedat Önal on April 12
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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign Policyon Friday, April 12 Turkey’s deputy minister, Ambassador Sedat Onal in Ankara. This is the first visit
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