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Growing criticism of coalition's handling of public sector jobs
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen taken before it began. The executive positions at state hospitals have traditionally been mostly taken by party appointees, so there is nothing strange in the government arriving at the decision... weight in terms of the factors that are taken into account before deciding on a hiring. Also
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The refugee crisis and the beast within
Agoracentre for refugees that has been created in the Schisto area of Athens. Similar incidents have taken... to look at the stance taken by the northern Lesvos grandmothers Militsa Kamvisi and Maritsa... on by politicians. On Kos, the mayor has taken a hardline stance compared to his counterparts on other islands
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Discontent in SYRIZA simmers as Tsipras seeks to conclude talks with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the approach taken by the government. The movement of the 53, which has had a key role in SYRIZA... the bailout talks and indicate that the faction’s support for Tsipras should not be taken for granted... Independent Greeks) cannot be taken for granted. Tsipras’s tools Apart from hoping that objections
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Mangling the truth
Agorato a state of war. Certainly, one could safely say that accuracy has taken a severe battering during...] The decision to wait two more days was taken so that the panel members would be in a position to issue... that relations had suddenly taken a turn for the even worse this week. This is all rather dull, procedural
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agora“abuse our freedom” or would he have taken such a tough stance against Turkish politicians campaigning... or Beppe Grillo than to admit that something might be wrong. It is true that the EU has taken... counterparts, emboldening him even more. Then there is Brexit, which has taken the EU into uncharted
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Tsakalotos stands ground on taxes, finalises social dividend plan
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the stance taken by the International Monetary Fund, which he accused of underestimating the impact... that this was a “conscious” decision taken by the government for a transitional period in order to protect low.... Tzanakopoulos insisted that the Eurogroup decisions taken so far do not envisage a precautionary
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Hitman's furlough and investment complications pose new problems for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKoufodinas from prison on a two-day furlough on Thursday. The decision, taken by a parole board... to grant leave to Koufodinas, who received 11 life sentences for murder in 2003, was taken... in Athens to assure diplomats that steps would be taken to adjust the law so that it would be more
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Coalition braces for Sunday demo, ponders impact on cooperation
PoliticsGreek Politicsare on the rally. Its tone and size could have an impact on the decisions taken by Greek parties... to the idea of a compromise, while PASOK has also taken a fairly moderate stance, without clearly stating... of Athens will do nothing to soften the stance taken by the right-wing party and its leader, Defence
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The sale of natural gas firm DEPA and its possible legal complications
Legal). This plan represents a medium-term road map for the gas market, ruling the steps that need to be taken and approving the actions that have already being taken regarding infrastructure projects of national... effectively. Among these, it is stipulated that by March 2018 all necessary steps will be taken
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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsis not taken. For the time being, Sports Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis has suspended the football... called for action to be taken against PAOK’s main rivals, Olympiakos and AEK for incidents they had... soldiers recently taken into custody in Turkey after crossing the border illegally were being “held
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