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ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, which many expect Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call in May. Macedonia name deal Questions persist about the possibility of the Macedonia name deal upsetting Tsipras’s plans..., the Parliament in Skopje will then also have to approve the deal. This process is expected to be completed
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Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the constitutional changes required as part of the name deal with Athens. The final parliamentary... will demand that none of ANEL’s deputies support the deal. In comments on Monday, Papachristopoulos... ANEL lawmaker expected to back the name deal. ANEL currently has seven MPs, including Kammenos
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agora, anti-memorandum, a label covering a wide range of the political spectrum that raged against the deal... across the Balkan route closed down gradually and the EU-Turkey deal was signed in March 2016... having to deal with a pick-up in numbers as relations with Turkey turned sour again. Although
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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
possible Lafazanis chose this as a battle he could win, knowing that blocking any deal with the eurozone might be too much of a risk. Much will depend on how the public reacts to any deal... in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
to the previous month, the index fell by 3.3 percent April’s figure was driven by declines in three out of five... months. Month-on-month (MoM), the index declined by 3.3 percent after a downward revised increase of 0.1..., Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Administrative Reform Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou and Interior
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe extra votes it needs to rise from 2.9 to 3.3 pct but Plefsi Eleftherias is seen making an even... pct it received in May to clinch 3.3 pct on June 25. If these results materialise, New Democracy.... Reports also suggest that conservative officials are considering merging the Interior and Digital
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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SYRIZA's left wing ups pressure on Tsipras but PM retains authority for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat SYRIZA is still willing to opt for a deal with lenders (depending on the details) versus the kind... not be forced to adopt a deal after being given an ultimatum. It also underlined the government’s... developments may be a precursor to how SYRIZA will react when a deal with the eurozone and the IMF
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
review deal The best that The best that Greece can hope for from Monday’s Eurogroup meeting... there would be any global deal (including debt relief and the fiscal path for the period Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos faced scepticism when he briefed SYRIZA MPs about the details of a potential deal
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) is not due to support the deal in Parliament... of the Macedonia name deal) or in May along with the other two ballots. Macedonia deal The recent diplomatic upheaval over the Macedonia deal, including Greece’s decision to expel two Russian officials
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