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No deal at Eurogroup but also no clear way forward
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, pulled back from agreeing on the statement after discussion with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Certainly, sources at the prime minister's office informed
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Signs that Greece-eurozone deal may be in sight but much work remains
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the wording of the draft text, despite reports that a last minute intervention from Prime Minister Alexis... Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis had their own reservations about the statement and these were... to previous prime ministers and to be a genuine symbol for change will be seriously compromised if he
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Tsipras faces dissent from SYRIZA MPs but serious rift unlikely at this stage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe size of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s task in keeping his party united through..., this could be a move that backfires on the prime minister, who has promised greater transparency... to be compromising the democratic principles he pledged to uphold. Sources at the prime minister’s
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Newsletter 18 - 06/03/2015
Schulz, the first EU official to visit Athens after the January 25 elections, pointed to Prime... a joke. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gifted Tsipras a tie when he visited Rome, remarking... made by the prime minister and his office often sound like the statements SYRIZA put out while
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Tsipras to meet Merkel amid search for political backing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter dancing around the issue for the last few weeks, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet... capital in search of decisive political support for Greece’s position. The previous prime minister... to a cafe several minutes from the prime minister’s office, in full view of cameramen and reporters
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Tsipras hopes to muddle through, avoid internal clash for now
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAhead of a meeting between key European Union officials and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... funding in return for certain reforms. Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis outlined Greece’s position..., the deputy prime minister also accepted that Greece would have to consult more intensively with its
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Tsipras targets opposition in debate but parliament speaker steals the show
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy. Despite the debate being called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, he failed to show his cards... supporters. The prime minister repeatedly called on the opposition to make it clear if it is backing..., Tsipras and Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis cast some doubt on these transactions, which
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Tsipras heads for Russia with specific aims, including halting speculation
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is preparing for his two-day visit to Moscow, which begins... visit of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to Moscow as evidence that it is doing nothing...? This is a question that Tsipras will have to answer during his trip to Moscow. The Greek prime minister’s challenge
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Newsletter 23 - 17/04/2015
government’s insistence that an agreement can be reached very quickly. On Thursday, Prime Minister... April, despite Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisting he is “firmly optimistic” of a deal very soon... to make some concessions. This will require Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take control
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Newsletter 24 - 24/04/2015
the liquidity it provides to local lenders. Especially in the wake of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s.... The travel diplomacy of Greek government representatives to Beijing and Shanghai under Prime... Crete, has been extended until July 2015. Moreover, during his recent visit to China, Deputy Prime
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