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Novartis affair moves back to political centre stage as accusations fly
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKalogirou issued a statement insisting that the justice system has the government’s full backing... targeting of specific judicial officials. Polakis defended his comments by saying that he has... not progressed. The latest bickering has been triggered by authorities pressing charges against
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agoradelivering little in return is a stigma that both men will find hard to shake off. Tsipras has put... finances are in a better state, growth has returned and the employment situation has improved... politics. Civil liberties are the only area where SYRIZA has really delivered on its promises
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
from To Potami, he is looking at getting a total of 152 MPs to back the deal. SYRIZA has 145... the deal. Also, there has been much speculation about what stance George Papandreou will take. The former... Tsipras the chance to convince voters that it has no future and that they should back SYRIZA
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has indicated that it is willing to do a favour to its former coalition partner, Independent.... Parliamentary rules mean that once a party has less then five MPs in Parliament, it ceases to have... a permanent representation on parliamentary committees. Centrist To Potami has suffered this fate
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Tsipras halts bid to help smaller parties amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicslike To Potami and Independent Greeks (ANEL). The former has been left with just four MPs after recent defections, while ANEL has six. The proposal prompted an immediate outcry from New Democracy... vehemently denied that he is being, or has ever been, blackmailed. He argued that the government’s
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Newsletter 193 -08/02/2018
to those who lodged legal complaints. The court will also have to decide if its decision has retroactive.... The Finance Ministry has argued that much of this is subject to legal disputes and it is likely... been cleared. Perhaps, the key issue that has to be addressed is the framework that will replace
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeculation about the national vote has been overshadowed this week by the parties’ preparations... as undecided and which has mostly centrist characteristics. This move by SYRIZA is also aimed at isolating centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) which has so far refused to enter into any kind
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Tsipras tempted to ditch snap elections option and hold on until October
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggesting that Tsipras has decided that the government will see out its four-year term, meaning... that Tsipras has informed his closest aides of his decision. The reasons driving the October option.... It should be noted that the government has not yet passed some of the measures that it hopes will help
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Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsprosecutors into the Novartis affair has intensified the confrontation between SYRIZA and the opposition... in this case has sparked a fierce war of words between the government and KINAL. New Democracy has also stepped... to portray itself as a force for good in Greek politics. Another issue that has been raised recently
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Welcome to the club: Greece Joins the 17+1 network
AgoraIn the course of the past decade, China has invested in and provided loan funding for infrastructure projects across Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. During this period Beijing has also... government repeatedly argued that it now has regained “national sovereignty” and autonomy of decision
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