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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the agreement. This prompted a strong reaction from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), which is opposed to the deal. ANEL spokesperson accused Kotzias of trying to create problems in the governing coalition. This prompted a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and ANEL leader
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Kammenos deviation raises more questions about coalition's endurance
PoliticsGreek Politics, Independent Greeks (ANEL). During his visit to Washington, Kammenos suggested an alternative plan... to reports, SYRIZA and ANEL officials were taken aback by Kammenos’s comments as his proposals had... speaker Nikos Voutsis also appeared perplexed by the suggestions made by the ANEL leader
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Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsturbulence. Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), told a meeting... position could not be clearer.” The ANEL chief did not make it clear if his departure from.... ANEL could, theoretically, leave the coalition but continue to back SYRIZA in crucial votes
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Merkel backing for name deal overshadowed by coalition leaders' crucial talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL..., especially if he does not have any support from ANEL MPs. SYRIZA currently has 145 lawmakers.... This is what the two men had agreed in September. He will also reportedly ask for any ANEL
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), whose parliamentary group is close to the point of no longer being recognised... relevance is declining ahead of the general elections later this year. ANEL looks set to suffer... with ANEL leader Kamemnos and is expected to sit as an independent. This would leave Kammenos with just five
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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Banks' reliance on Eurosystem funding eases for seventh straight month in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyCentral Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism, marginally.... Monthly movement reflects an increase in ELA funding by 1.46 billion euros to 9.42 billion and a drop..., while deposit inflows have stalled in the past few months. The ELA mechanism was launched
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Greek banks' reliance on Eurosystem funding rose in December for first time since April
EconomyMacroeconomyCentral Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism, rose... - for the first time since April 2013 - reflects a marginal increase in ELA funding by 0.37 billion... the end of 2012 and 46 percent (62.6 billion) since its peak in June 2012. The ELA mechanism was launched
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Eurosystem funding for Greek banks eases by 2.18 bln in January
EconomyMacroeconomyfrom the European Central Bank (ECB) and the BoG Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism stood... the increase of 2.55 billion recorded in December. In contrast, the ELA funding marginally rose... the ELA mechanism in August 2011 as a lender of last resort to facilitate Greek banks’ access
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Greek Eurosystem funding up by 2.9 bln in March, reaches total of 107.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyAssistance (ELA) funding by 2.87 billion to 68.51 billion. This was the highest reading since December 2012. The monthly increase in the ELA funding most likely reflects an equal amount of deposit... that Greek banks can still place with the ECB for liquidity purposes. The jump of ELA funding above
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