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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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Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020
a new Turkish exploration mission in the Aegean, just south of Kastellorizo, led Athens to call off... the suggestion, with Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis describing Tsipras’s call as “easy bravado... encouraged extremists and that New Democracy even saw GD as a potential future ally, which is why
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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... would not call for a confidence vote but might seek to govern based on a “tolerance vote,” which
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General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came
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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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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
parting of ways The fate of the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition is due to be decided at a meeting between... minister, Tsipras said that if the ANEL chief decides to rescind his backing for the coalition as a result of the Macedonia name The alliance between SYRIZA and ANEL managed to outlive the predictions
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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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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsto call off the measure. “I am quite optimistic that pensions won’t be cut,” said Tsakalotos, who... measures to Parliament one by one and ask for them to be approved in roll call votes. This would... of the factors that could affect Tsipras’s thinking in terms of when to call the next general election
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agorapoll for the centre-right party. The crushing nature of the defeat, which saw SYRIZA’s share... period, meant that Tsipras had no option but to call snap general elections. Given that the tendency... saw ND dominate in the municipal and regional elections. SYRIZA’s main target will be to achieve
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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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