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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsministers with breathing space despite the full horror of what happened in Mati, a seaside resort... authorities, despite questions being asked about whether there was an evacuation plan for Mati... incompetence becomes evident in the days ahead. The tragic events in Mati, though, have definitely
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the accounts of survivors of the Mati fire have more value and are more truthful than the explanations... for the deaths in Mati. One of the survivors has already filed a law suit and other legal action... knows that the muddled handling of the Mati disaster by the government means that he has to simply
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ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess
PoliticsGreek Politicson Saturday that this debt settlement scheme would be the last of its kind. Mati measures Tuesday also marked once year since the devastating wildfire at Mati, northeast of Athens, which caused 102 deaths. Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended a memorial service in Mati hours after announcing that some 4,000
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Coalition bolsters unity in face of opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) appear to have made the coalition members even more determined to stick together... took their decision after ANEL indicated it would not back two pieces of draft legislation. One... and to avoid fines from Brussels. However, New Democracy and ANEL were among those who expressed concern
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SYRIZA confident of survival beyond name deal, confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL), departs the government as the opposition parties do not have enough support to win... during the gathering was what would happen after the departure of ANEL, which is thought to be just... the ratification of the Prespes Agreement as early as this Friday and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos has said he
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
parting of ways The fate of the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition is due to be decided at a meeting between... minister, Tsipras said that if the ANEL chief decides to rescind his backing for the coalition as a result of the Macedonia name The alliance between SYRIZA and ANEL managed to outlive the predictions
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policyof Deputy Transport Minister Panayiotis Sgouridis. The Independent Greeks (ANEL) MP offered to stand... in opposition. Sgouridis is set to be replaced by ANEL lawmaker Marina Chrissovelonis. His departure from... may become a holding pen for refugees and migrants. However, the increasing isolation of Greece over
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Tsipras aims to capitalise on debt deal as election talk is revived
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the imminent exit from the third programme. The MPs of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) came together...), before it is tabled in Greek Parliament. The vote on the agreement would allow the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition... holding elections next year. Holding a vote in 2019 also means that the process of ratifying the name
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) is not due to support the deal in Parliament..., who has been locked in a long-running feud with SYRIZA and ANEL, claimed that the firm owned... or postponed, thereby making the prospect of holding elections in 2019 a less daunting one. A scenario
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Developments, poll data spark new round of speculation over elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Centrists and Independent Greeks (ANEL) are seen falling short of the 3 percent threshold... Greeks party (ANEL) turning their back on the alliance with SYRIZA..... However, other reasons are also cited for Tsipras apparently giving thought to holding elections
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