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  1. New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    support. NGO criticism Human‑rights organisations have sharply criticised the legislation, warning..., for activities that could be interpreted as facilitating irregular entry. Human Rights Watch has described... is complying with European Court of Human Rights rulings. Course of Freedom MPs demanded that Shipping

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  2. Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign

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    An unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand

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  3. To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
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    and the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami

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  4. Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits

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    for tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon

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  5. Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government

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    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference

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  6. Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
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    In an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus

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  7. Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014

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    by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece

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  8. Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
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    Agora

    Athens’ addiction to partisanship and political drama was yet again on full display during the last days of 2014. The election of the country’s president by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece. But the outdated electoral procedure through

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  9. Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the government’s existence. However, SYRIZA took an unusual step a few days ago which could, theoretically

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  10. Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015

    Newsletters

    rather unusual for outside observers, given that such programmatic platforms can serve as roadmaps

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