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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
AgoraAlexis Tsipras’s recent visit to the USA was something of a curate’s egg, ranging between high... but it is the geopolitical aspect of Tsipras’s trip that will have more of a lasting impact. As the prime... at the moment. Tsipras told the American audience that Greece’s neighbour, Turkey, can be “unpredictable
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Newsletter 140 -17/11/2017
compromise on strike Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras revealed this week his government’s plans for sharing out... a gap in PPC’s budget for the subsidised services it offers. Tsipras pointed out that the total.... more than a dozen people died due to flooding in Athens. The approval of the coalition’s measure
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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
insists that where there’s smoke there’s fire. that there was something crooked about the deal... a way out of the agreement following the furore, despite rejecting the opposition’s claims. SYRIZA MP Nikos Fylis successfully proposed this week that Parliament’s Military Contracts Committee re
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agorathe skirmish as the product of the centre-right’s flirtation with nationalist on a range of issues... and tourists from Turkey and FYROM, preached forgiveness and reconciliation with Greece’s... to dislike or even hate him. However, this antipathy was fuelled by some of the country’s politicians
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Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics
AgoraIt’s been quite a few days for Alexis Tsipras. The Greek Prime Minister has been deemed worthy... on the prospect of a solution than Zaev’s. Equally, his government’s reaction to the public protests against... treason,” including from within New Democracy’s ranks, are a shameless attempt to whip up public
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Newsletter 169 -06/07/2018
appear to be mostly political theatre as the end of the government’s term in office is most likely... suggested that he would force national elections if this is not the case. The ANEL leader’s calls... than a simple majority to approve the deal for Greece’s neighbour to be recognised as North Macedonia
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Moody's explains cautious approach to Greek credit rating upgrade
EconomyContrary to the expectations that it might upgrade Greece’s credit rating during a scheduled update last week, Moody’s announced that it would not make any change, keeping the country at B3 and the outlook positive. Moody’s closes this round of credit rating reviews for Greece, which started
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Newsletter 211 -21/06/2019
of governing structure Given New Democracy’s dominant position in the opinion polls, attention is turning towards the centre-right party’s plans for office. Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis indicated... Democracy, opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has begun outlining his party’s plans for the economy once
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Newsletter 212 -28/06/2019
plans to do during his first days in office if he succeeds in becoming Greece’s next prime minister... appears at the moment to be the greatest threat to New Democracy’s hopes of obtaining a clear parliamentary majority as the opinion polls suggest that there is no chance of SYRIZA threatening ND’s large
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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
straight away All opinion polls in the final days before Sunday’s general elections in Greece are pointing... ministers and the nationalist right of his party. Such is New Democracy’s lead in the opinion polls... prime minister. In an interview with Sunday’s Kathimerini, Mitsotakis claimed that he does not want
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