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  1. Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    be taking part in the general assembly and holding talks with a range of international leaders over the next few days, with an appearance at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting. Tsipras sat... of the European total this year. The dramatic nature of the rise in arrivals this year is starkly illustrated

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  2. Expert report highlights systemic failings in aftermath of deadly Mati wildfire
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    , culminating in last summer’s fire at Mati, the deadliest on record. The report was commissioned by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the aftermath of the Mati wildfire which resulted in 100 deaths... limiting it to the Mati wildfire. This means that those affected by the fire and the country

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  3. SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect

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    deplored. 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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  4. Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone

    Agora

    then, the adjustment of peripheral countries has been dramatic (their net lending was virtually zero in 2012... for the whole Eurozone, become dramatic for peripheral countries: unemployment in October was at 26.7...). Things are even more dramatic if one looks at youth unemployment, which is close to 60 percent in Spain

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  5. Mati fire investigation puts spotlight on authorities and government
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    wildfire in Mati, which caused 100 deaths, after prosecutors’ investigated how authorities dealt... they will launch a parliamentary inquiry into the Mati fire. He suggested that the prosecutors’ report has... that the Mati disaster would damage SYRIZA’s ratings last year but the first opinion polls published after

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  6. Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greeks (ANEL) over the weekend, while also managing to highlight the odd nature of the cooperation... disciplinary measures. The ANEL leader has become indispensable to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras thanks to his... both in his awarding of government positions to ANEL MPs (five of the nine lawmakers received

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  7. ANEL adds to uncertainty over Macedonia name deal and its political impact
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    show 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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  8. Name deal uncertainty set to continue despite ANEL attempt to clarify stance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    junior 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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  9. Opposition pressures SYRIZA by refusing to support bills ANEL dodges
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Independent 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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  10. Name deal set to be key factor in determining lifespan of SYRIZA-ANEL coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Although 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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