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Coalition guards unity as Tsipras briefs opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras concluded on Tuesday afternoon his round of meetings with opposition... a government of national unity if Mitsotakis also agreed and the prime minister exchanged some barbed... first bailout led to former socialist leader and ex-prime minister George Papandreou tweeting
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe size of the task facing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his government in trying to convince... eroded over the last couple of years and emphasises how difficult it will be for the prime minister to rebuild trust. It also explains why some of the prime minister’s advisers believe that he has
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Tsipras tries to resolve trash row as opposition goes on offensive
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe last few days but others are likely to fester. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took the lead... the meeting, the prime minister set out the government’s ideas for ending the dispute. This was based... that no more than 33 percent of Greeks believe he would be the most suitable prime minister, compared
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politics. Following a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and representatives of the POE-OTA... degrees Celsius, the government – and Tsipras personally – are in an embarrassing position. The prime... and the letter bomb sent to former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. It is a dispute that has taken on strong
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Athens hopes for sub-tranche this week, ND keeps up pressure on Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the spot over the actions of his coalition partner, Independent... defended the ANEL leader for speaking to one of the men convicted in the case. The prime minister.... This is not something the prime minister can risk at this stage, especially as the alternative option of forming
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Reshuffle rumours surface as Tsipras prepares plan for autumn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been meeting his ministers ahead of the brief summer break... has with the institutions, the prime minister will think twice before moving Tsakalotos elsewhere... demand an equally important position if he is moved, possibly that of deputy prime minister. Tsipras
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Tsipras looks forward and puts emphasis on growth, MoU exit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras completed his recent attempt to reinvigorate his government.... The prime minister also promised to extend beyond the end of 2017 the Katseli Law, which protects..., the prime minister sounded quite similar to Mitsotakis by focussing on issues like growth, investment
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Third review seen taking longer than Athens had hoped
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has asked his ministers to act as quickly as they can... over the last few weeks. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had promised to personally oversee a task force... Flabouraris, Minister to the Prime Minister Dimitris Liakos, Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis
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Tsipras urges swift conclusion of review but doubts linger
PoliticsGreek PoliticsConcerned about the possibility of the third review becoming a protracted affair, Prime Minister... so the prime minister’s office can check on the progress being made. Although Finance Ministry... billion euros. This would entail an overperformance of more than 500 million euros. Clean exit The prime
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China's footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agoravarious elements of the BRI. The “gate towards Europe”, as the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang... their economic cooperation with China. Presidents or Prime Ministers from Russia, Turkey, Greece... of then Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis leased half of the container port from PPA to the China Ocean
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