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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyand migrants crossed the Greek borders. It is a number that has alarmed the Greek authorities... and Politico, Migration Minister Dimitris Keridis has explained that the agreement will primarily... between the two countries at the borders. Indeed, government sources admit that there has recently
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis was not the case. Whatever happened, the impression that has been left is that Mitsotakis... to create some rare common ground in Greek politics rings somewhat hollow. One only has to look back... comments he has made in the past about Auschwitz. KIS called on the new minister to “express his
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor his New Democracy party. Mitsotakis has pledged to move swiftly forward with his reform programme... that Mitsotakis has agreed on several changes to the structure of his government before announcing who... to move across to take over at the Foreign Ministry, which has been vacated by Nikos Dendias, who
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politics, had initially indicated it would back the bill, it has now shifted its position. Perhaps influenced... Nikos Androulakis has indicated that although his party is in favour, in theory, of allowing private... before the gathering, Kasselakis indicated that he now has a free run for the next three years
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsgeneral elections in May, the prime minister has given the strongest public indication yet that he... that it has no validity since the same does not apply for candidates in local elections... fuelled on Monday by an amendment submitted to Parliament by the Interior Ministry. It aims
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societyof new dangers. The noticeable surge in arrivals over recent weeks has brought the subject of migration back to the top of the political agenda and has put the spotlight on the New Democracy government... party in opposition, SYRIZA has been critical of New Democracy’s handling of migration, accusing
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Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister as attention turns to Cabinet picks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDendias are tipped to return to former posts at the Labour and Interior Ministries respectively. Hatzidakis is another minister whose prior experience with his portfolio should come in useful as he has... the Interior Ministry. Chrisochoidis appointed the ministry under former Prime Minister George
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
with an annual income of less than 30,000, no official proposal has been brought to the table. Appearing... Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas has pledged that this will be done by the end of February... on the islands are sceptical about whether this target will be met. Nevertheless, the government has struck
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
government has a relatively easier but still challenging task to meet its April obligations. According... of that, Greece has to roll over two T-Bill issues totalling 2.4 billion. The first involves 6-month T-Bills... consideration of 150–200 Senior government figures have said the country has enough cash to cover its
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The education of Alexis Tsipras
Agorato quell any leftist fervour among his supporters. “The left’s time has come,” chanted the crowd at one point during his speech. Without a second though, Tsipras responded: “The time of all Greeks has come... is now called upon to make. Until now he has skilfully handled the internal idiosyncrasies of his party
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