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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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Greek tax revenues at 33.5 pct of GDP in 2013, slightly below OECD average
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in 2012 remaining above the OECD average of 19.5 percent. Greece’s standard VAT rate of 23...) among eurozone countries. The report acknowledges that the average standard VAT rate of the 21 OECD EU... if VAT was applied at the standard rate to the entire potential tax base in a “pure” VAT regime and all
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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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Despite the drama, Kammenos proves reliable coalition partner for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, proved again.... The ANEL leader is particularly sensitive to national and religious issues because the vast majority... protected. The ANEL leader, who is also the defence minister, confirmed this was the case in his TV
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek Politicsany permanent damage despite the fact that SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) did... the bill and two others abstained. Only one ANEL MP, from a total of nine, backed the draft... and Mitsotakis not to vote in favour of the right to change gender. New Democracy and ANEL have close
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