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Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
EconomyBankingtalks with outgoing European Central Bank president Mario Draghi in Athens. Draghi was in the Greek... facing local banks. Nevertheless, financial news website Capital.gr claimed that Draghi gave the thumbs
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Kammenos dismisses talk of coalition rift but maintains Macedonia name objections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Independent Greeks (ANEL) parliamentary group, which was held in the wake of mounting rumours... neighbour should not be allowed to use the name “Macedonia.” “ANEL made an honest agreement with SYRIZA... positives. This chimes with the feeling that there seems to be little chance of the SYRIZA-ANEL
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Tsipras and Kammenos set aside speculation and focus on coalition's key goals
PoliticsGreek Politics’s office to insist, as he has done before, that SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) will remain... prominent issues. The ANEL leader dismissed the claims of a rift, saying it was the work of “those who..., the prospect of any party jumping into government with SYRIZA if ANEL decides it has had enough
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the agreement. This prompted a strong reaction from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), which is opposed to the deal. ANEL spokesperson accused Kotzias of trying to create problems in the governing coalition. This prompted a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and ANEL leader
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Kammenos deviation raises more questions about coalition's endurance
PoliticsGreek Politics, Independent Greeks (ANEL). During his visit to Washington, Kammenos suggested an alternative plan... to reports, SYRIZA and ANEL officials were taken aback by Kammenos’s comments as his proposals had... speaker Nikos Voutsis also appeared perplexed by the suggestions made by the ANEL leader
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Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsturbulence. Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), told a meeting... position could not be clearer.” The ANEL chief did not make it clear if his departure from.... ANEL could, theoretically, leave the coalition but continue to back SYRIZA in crucial votes
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Merkel backing for name deal overshadowed by coalition leaders' crucial talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL..., especially if he does not have any support from ANEL MPs. SYRIZA currently has 145 lawmakers.... This is what the two men had agreed in September. He will also reportedly ask for any ANEL
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), whose parliamentary group is close to the point of no longer being recognised... relevance is declining ahead of the general elections later this year. ANEL looks set to suffer... with ANEL leader Kamemnos and is expected to sit as an independent. This would leave Kammenos with just five
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
will this damage SYRIZA? Will coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) make it into Parliament? Will SYRIZA and ANEL have enough seats to continue their coalition? Will PASOK pass the 3 percent threshold... the last few weeks. The polls also raise doubts about whether ANEL would enter Parliament
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