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Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister George Gerapetritis met unexpectedly with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in London. A tweet... with Hamas. Erdogan met with the Hamas leader very recently, something that would have not pleased... “the butcher of Gaza” and asserted that “we won’t be among those who falsely accuse Hamas of being
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Vast majority of Athens homeless ended up on streets during crisis
Societyinterviewed, most (63.4 percent) had no official papers, such as a work or residence permit or passport... into a hostel-like structure. “They reminds me of prison. I’ve did 15 years in jail and don’t want... they consumed drugs, while 7.3 percent said they drank alcohol. However, almost two-thirds say they don’t
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Athens steps up drive for fiscal space as fifth post-MoU review continues
EconomyProgrammeGreece is expected to introduce in April, when the primary residence protection scheme is also due... responded: “I don’t see any reluctance to look into the data and the analysis the European institutions will provide, but before the analysis you can’t know what the positions will be. Again
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Athens braces for Erdogan bargaining at NATO summit
PoliticsForeign Policywas spying for Athens. On Saturday, Turkish authorities reportedly arrested a man named Mohamed Amar
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Lest we forget
Agora“The people don’t forget, they hang fascists,” goes a chant that Greeks have been hearing... is now out in the open. The grim story of extremism doesn’t end here, though. Nobody has yet been.... And, sadly, they won’t be wrong. These sentiments will resonate with many Greeks – perhaps even
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Stomach for the fight
Agoraor ministerial fatigue. As such, the new cabinet is always met with scepticism and, often, cynicism. However, rarely has there been a reshuffle that has been met with such a sense of deflation... and Argyris Dinopoulos as Interior Minister to name a few) who have little to show in terms of achievements
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Creditors devise proposal in Berlin, Tsipras prepares ground in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s negotiations with its lenders have entered the final stretch after creditors met in Berlin... parts of SYRIZA’s pre-election programme would have to be put on hold. Tsipras met with key members... on to their seats if they quit their parties. On Saturday, Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis admitted
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
on the islands are sceptical about whether this target will be met. Nevertheless, the government has struck... operations. On Samos, I met Captain Antonis Karakontis, who skippers one of the island’s two patrol boats... islands to prevent them simply moving on en masse to other parts of Europe. On this subject, a lot
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Concerns over energy deregulation add to challenges Tsipras faces
PoliticsGreek Politics. This represents a significant turnaround on the government’s part and it has not been met with universal... of PPC’s workers. Representatives met with Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis on Monday. After he.... The first to voice concern was former Energy Minister Panos Skourletis, now head of the Interior
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Athens takes stock after PM's first talks with Erdogan, Balkan leaders
PoliticsForeign Policyofficials have indicated so far. It is no coincidence, therefore, that Mitsotakis has met... also met with Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci respectively... Koumoutsakos will visit Ankara to meet with Turkey’s Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu as well
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