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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign Policyor institutions – not states – that the Turks would never ask for. This is interesting. And no one can respond to this request, which I saw mainly in the media, because no one has asked it of us... place from there. Building trust between Athens and Berlin One of the main targets of Steinmeier’s
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In Erdogan's shadow
Agoraof an unstable coalition, particularly one Erdogan might work to undermine from within, would have..., or at least to discuss the problems, as the previous one had. I hope that this will be the case." Instead... border fences when his government is not in a position to pull down the one at the border with Turkey
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Now comes the really hard part
AgoraOne of the main reasons that Alexis Tsipras wanted to hold elections as soon as possible after... it was a smart political manoeuvre, apart from one problem: What happens when people realise what’s... home repossessions to a minimum, which is one of the reasons that the social impact of the crisis
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Portugal and Greece: The opposite ends of Europe’s southern periphery
Agoraan institutional stigma that is hard to shake, even if one successfully exits the programme framework... coalition will try to gain the right to govern. It is thus rather premature to label one country..., irrespective of the fact that one country is locked in a programme while the other has found the exit
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Paris attacks change backdrop for Tsipras visit to Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policynot agree with Juncker's proposal although no one really has yet questioned the recent decisions..., Greek officials are concerned that following the revelation that one of the Paris attackers may have... against one ally is an attack against all, being invoked. It should be noted that despite Kammenos
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Helmut Schmidt, Greece and a valuable legacy for Europe
Agorathat ensured he will be remembered as one of the most notable figures of post-Second World War... contribution is so valuable. He was more resolute than to be shoved one way and then the other by developments... had advocated holding a debt conference for Greece, similar to the one held for Germany after
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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeetings between the prime minister and all the party leaders are rarities in Greek politics. One was held the day after the July 5 referendum but the last one before that took place early... to pensions being cut further but the one advantage Tsipras has is that while many of the measures being
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Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
Agorabut under normal circumstances adopting even one of these measures would have been enough to bring... that. Tsipras will again come face to face with his previous pledges, such as the one not to reduce... hundreds of migrants from one former 2004 Olympics Games stadium to another, while it tries to find a more
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Greeks' health seen getting worse, negative feelings growing during crisis
Societyfound that when one’s entire income is used to pay bills and debt, the self-perception of health... diagnosed with chronic illness. Two out of three were overweight and obese while one in five patients with chronic problems were smokers, or one in three for patients with chronic pulmonary problems
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Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016
or not. Tsipras and other government officials have indicated that they would like the fund to leave, one...’s problems remains. The latest candidate for this position is Kyriakos Mitsotakis, one of the two... centre. To expect one man or woman to come along and rectify this devastation is unrealistic. Like
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