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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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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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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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Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
PoliticsForeign Policypredecessor Evangelos Venizelos visited the Iranian capital in 2014. Then, Venizelos was seeking to see how... are Iranian forces that have been deployed in Syria. Facing its own challenges from the Syrian war... in the energy sector and, more specifically, to re-start Iranian oil supplies. There is also a Greek
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Newsletter 121 - 02/06/2017
effect. Speaking to MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday, ECB president Mario Draghi said the he “regretted...,” he said. “That’s the only thing that is needed at this point in time.” Draghi warned that “QE... is almost attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763 million outpacing household lending deductions
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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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SYRIZA looks back at time in office as it searches for way forward
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) over the Prespes Agreement as having hampered the government’s efforts to raise awareness...’s alliance with ANEL, arguing that it was the only option open to Alexis Tsipras. It criticises... in Parliament following the break-up with ANEL, served to lull the leftists into a false sense of security
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