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Court ruling on pension cuts could create new problem in talks, fiscal plans
EconomyProgrammeAlexis Mitropoulos (SYRIZA) claimed in an interview with Mega TV this week that the Council of State... of pensions is retroactive. Mega TV reported that the ruling would also rule unconstitutional the zero... pensions of a total amount of 2.07 billion and the remaining 277 million relates to supplementary
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Tsipras gauges EU mood on Brexit as gov't strives for support on change to electoral system
PoliticsForeign Policyto be allowed to vote. Mitsotakis made the comments during an interview with Star TV on Monday night, when
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Opposition anger at constrained surveillance inquiry not yet reflected in public mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Ethnos newspaper and Open TV may have provided the explanation for why the government appears so
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agora, conspiracy theory-obsessed TV presenter/telemarketer, the party gained 4.1 percent of the vote... coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), with which Greek Solution has some similarities. ANEL went... career (at least for now) of its leader Panos Kammenos. Many of the 155,000 votes ANEL lost ended up
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliamentary debate and subsequent vote took place against the backdrop of a new deadly incident involving... belligerent mood during Thursday’s parliamentary debate. He sparked controversy by claiming... Democracy of flirting with the far right. These exchanges were in keeping with the political backdrop
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New centre-left party keeps political options open at inaugural congress
PoliticsGreek Politics(@kinimallagis) March 17, 2018 All eyes, though, were on the prevailing mood among officials regarding... with ANEL is becoming increasingly strained. New Democracy-friendly Fileleftheros newspaper reported on Monday that Tsipras and ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos held a tense meeting
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Assorted obstacles block path to change of parties in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsways with coalition partner Panos Kammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party. However... suggest the current SYRIZA-ANEL administration is about to turn into a centre-left alliance. The first..., Kammenos does not seem to be in the mood to quit the government any time soon. Within a matter
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Tsipras seeks assurances that coalition will remain united for time being
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter days of mounting tension between SYRIZA and its coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL... (FYROM). Although some reports suggested that the mood in the cabinet meeting was fractious... the right to ask for a no-confidence vote in Greek Parliament from mid-December onwards. An ANEL
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the misappropriation of EU funds. Both men deny any wrongdoing. A TV report was also aired last week showing... relations with Libya and the submission of two note verbale by the Tripoli-based government... deems not be in line with international law. In the notes, Libya claims that Greece’s maritime agreement
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In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsremarks made by Trump before his meeting with Mitsotakis, there was a positive mood going... a maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he
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