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Political talks on name issue deepen divisions but PM eyes consensus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMeetings between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and opposition leaders on Saturday over... an immediate response from the prime minister’s office, which accused the conservative chief of behaving... intact. In the meantime, though, there is no guarantee of a deal with FYROM so the prime minister has
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Macedonia issue, planned rally stoke tension between parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Athens on Tuesday. The main criticism from the opposition party is that Prime Minister Alexis... centre-right Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis of selling out by saying he would accept a composite name... of the Church of Greece had encouraged Greeks not to protest before the first rally in Thessaloniki. Prime
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Large rally over name issue ramps up pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras of failing to do enough to build consensus before the start of talks... Minister Nikos Kotzias. The prime minister’s office also issued a statement arguing that the “millions... with the prime minister. It also emphasises the split with his coalition partner, Panos Kammenos
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Coalition turns focus to bribery claims, eyes damage to opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Supreme Court is preparing to send a case file to Parliament because the names of two former prime... of the politicians allegedly implicated during the investigation. They include former Prime Minister Antonis... not responsible for health policy are somehow implicated, the name of ex-caretaker Prime Minister Panayiotis
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the allegations that former prime ministers and ex-ministers accepted bribes remains to be seen... claim that some 50 million euros were paid in bribes to two former prime ministers and eight ex... dismissed by the politicians named by the witnesses, with former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras
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Novartis bribery claims to be examined by parliamentary inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical council, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has decided that the case file, which contains... the knowledge of the prime minister at the time, Kostas Karamanlis. A number of commentators have noted... minister Adonis Georgiadis and former prime minister Antonis Samaras. Regardless of ANEL’s stance
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Cyprus EEZ keeps Greek-Turkish relations on edge
PoliticsForeign Policyand Turkish prime ministers sought to de-escalate tension in the Aegean via a telephone call last... the two Prime Ministers.” Aksoy highlighted that during their telephone conversation, the two premiers... for Nicosia’s energy strategy. Tuesday's development prompted Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to speak
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Coalition and opposition gear up for battle over Novartis claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the recent actions of Vassiliki Thanou, who heads Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s legal service. Thanou... in a difficult position. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has portrayed the case as an example... was speaking for himself and that his comments did not reflect the ex-prime minister’s views. Nevertheless
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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
bond yields, as the reasons for the coalition wanting to shift attention to another issue. Prime... derailment that led to Greece requiring a bailout in 2010. The prime minister wants to convince voters... that the prime minister’s focus had begun shifting to how SYRIZA can maximise its support in the next elections
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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras may be forced to put into action his plans for a cabinet reshuffle... and the Novartis allegations, have contributed to the prime minister putting the reshuffle on hold..., is also expected to be left untouched. Minister to the Prime Minister Dimitris Liakos is seen as one
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