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Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016
to judiciary It’s been a week of reconciliation and public relations for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who..., the prime minister met with the heads of the country’s top courts at his office on Thursday
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Tsipras braces for SYRIZA congress, weighs up reshuffle options
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras treated his MPs to drinks last week and hopes to end this week still able to socialise with SYRIZA members and parliamentarians. The leftist party’s four-day congress... Central Bank’s QE programme for Greece. The prime minister sees this as an important step towards
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Newsletter 92 - 14/10/2016
congress on Thursday has helped clarify Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s strategy for the coming months.... In his speech marking the start of the congress, the prime minister seemingly confirmed
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Tsipras makes end-year debt deal government's top priority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras launched SYRIZA’s four-day congress with a relatively low-key speech on Thursday that contained three key messages. The main takeaway from the prime minister’s address was his comment... and party. There are rumours of a reshuffle being in the making and the prime minister appeared
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Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsreforms. And Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued meetings with European Union leaders attending..., and continue the ruling Syriza’s drive to consolidate its hold on the centre-left. “It is the Prime
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Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe ground is being prepared for the cabinet reshuffle Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been pondering for the last few weeks. The Council of State approved on Monday two presidential decrees drafted by the prime minister’s office with the aim of reassigning some of the governing responsibilities
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After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPressure is growing on State Minster Nikos Pappas to provide explanations about a trip he took to Venezuela in 2013 as one of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s closest aides comes under scrutiny... to Caracas with Cypriot lawyer Artemis Artemiou, who was filmed exiting the prime minister’s office
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Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
PoliticsForeign Policyaddress at the forum. During his meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Lavrov simply said... in Greece on September 28 and stayed for one day. He met, among others, with Deputy Prime Minister
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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s new 48-member government will be sworn in on Saturday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras completed his reshuffle late on Friday night. The new line-up sees 15 new faces joining..., ministry. The prime minister was unable to maintain the same balance with another key party figure
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Cabinet reshuffle leaves some bitterness within SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politics, made it clear that he was upset with the prime minister for giving in to alleged pressure from..., may prove a thorn in the prime minister’s side if he continues to feel a sense of betrayal
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