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Newsletter 169 -06/07/2018
to come about after an agreement with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Kammenos held a press conference... to if Kammenos withdraws his backing for the coalition, the next move for the prime minister would... (FYROM) to ratify the name deal. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev revealed in an interview with Greek public
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Pension cuts dominate discussion as eurozone prepares to release final bailout tranche
EconomyProgrammeby surprise when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced that the discount would remain in place... as he is prime minister but the eurozone representative insisted that the extension of the discount... euros in tax cuts that Greece will be allowed to make next year. The prime minister has asked for a set
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New Democracy fires back at Tsipras over corruption allegations
PoliticsGreek Politicspublished accusations concerning the business activities of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s siblings... for more than 7 billion euros worth of business and personal loans each year. The prime minister’s... that there would soon be revelations about the prime minister’s relatives and a bank loan
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Mitsotakis warns party to be ready for elections as political contest intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the next elections amid concerns that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may call a snap vote... reception that the prime minister is likely to receive as a result of the opposition... from the prime minister’s office to what Mitsotakis and his colleagues had to say was to highlight
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Buckling under pressure of Mati death toll, Tsipras searches for corrective actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the coalition’s crisis management strategy. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Mati, the area... from the beaches sooner, if the prime minister knew last Monday night (when he visited the fire... of homes had been built illegally. The prime minister is also expected to remove Toskas as part
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Soldiers' return from Turkey provides Tsipras with timely boost
PoliticsGreek Politics. In what has become a difficult summer for the prime minister, largely because of the disastrous fire...’ return to Greece on Wednesday. The were flown back in the prime ministerial jet, accompanied... of the month or in early September and then the prime minister will deliver a speech at the Thessaloniki Expo
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SYRIZA elects new secretary as Tsipras sets stage for election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe stage is set for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take the next step in his effort to recharge... of a political cycle for SYRIZA,” said the prime minister, who focused on the issues of restoring workers... debate dominates the public discussion. Apart from allowing the prime minister to tap into Greece’s
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled his new cabinet on Tuesday... (ANEL). Former PASOK official Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, who served in two cabinets under ex-Prime... Tsakalotos, Economy Minister (and Deputy Prime Minister) Yiannis Dragasakis, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou
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Athens eyes cancellation of pension cuts as Tsipras prepares Thessaloniki package
EconomyProgrammewill not contain the pensions cuts,” Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yiannis Dragasakis told... ahead of the next general elections, which are expected in May 2019. Ideally, the prime minister would... The prime minister is certainly expected to unveil a package of tax cuts and welfare spending measures
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Zoran Zaev managed to annoy the Greek government by claiming that the agreement means... in the governing coalition. This prompted a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and ANEL leader.... The prime minister seems confident, though, that he has the votes that he needs. Three members of ANEL
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