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Coalition defends deal with lenders, opposition exerts pressure
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras is due to brief opposition leaders about the deal concluded in Luxembourg on Monday... government sees them. He argued that the deal sets Greece on a path towards exiting the programme.... It is another aspect of the deal that the coalition is keen to emphasise. Nevertheless, the reaction
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Opposition keeps spotlight on arms deal as coalition looks for way out
PoliticsGreek Politicsof ammunition to Saudi Arabia, a deal which the government is hoping to extricate itself from... mediator. The conservatives have suggested that there was something crooked about the deal... had not signed any documents relating to the deal and suggested that the contract had been suspended
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Macedonia name deal in hands of Tsipras and Zaev
PoliticsForeign Policyover the phone to decide whether a deal is possible and when they could meet to sign it. Following... then they will meet to rubber-stamp the deal. Zaev will have to make sure the agreement passes... issued a brief statement in response to calls from New Democracy for a briefing on any deal
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Coalition survives no-confidence vote over name deal but sees majority trimmed
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government and the opposition to argue over the strengths and weaknesses of the deal. During his speech... opposed to the name deal, and by the “far-right wing” of his party. “The main opposition party’s... be keeping an eye on the public reaction to the name deal and whether this quietens down over
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Tsipras aims to capitalise on debt deal as election talk is revived
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe beginning of the government’s effort to capitalise on the debt relief deal with the lenders... deal and bailout exit, while also looking for ways in which it can ease the burden on taxpayers... deal signed this month may be completed in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM
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Mitsotakis on offensive over Macedonia name deal after Zaev comments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy, which is opposed to the name deal. Conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued... and their language being recognised as Macedonian by Athens. The conservatives argue that the deal will open.... He noted that ratification of the deal would lead to FYROM changing its constitutional name
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Athens and Washington agree plan for closer ties as Skopje paves way for name deal
PoliticsForeign Policyreference to the name deal, noting that FYROM's accession to NATO and the EU could act as "bulwark" against... in favour of the Prespes Agreement. His commitment to the deal, the sources claim, remains undisputed... To Potami who are still in doubt about whether to support the deal after claiming to have been annoyed
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Tsipras looking to build momentum for elections after vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsneeds to rubber stamp the Macedonia name deal appear to have received a significant boost over... that the centrists might turn their back on their deal after initially appearing to support it. However... and the ratification of the name deal will provide Tsipras with the opportunity to make one last push before
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SYRIZA confident of survival beyond name deal, confidence vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament’s turn to approve the name deal. The message from SYRIZA following Monday’s meeting... of ANEL but who is expected to vote for the name deal, ANEL lawmaker Kostas Zouraris, who is not in favour..., and To Potami MP Spyros Danellis, who favours the name deal and has said that he will oppose any bid
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Tsipras seen clinching 151 votes as doubts surface about name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Macedonia name deal. Without the backing from the centrist party, it is highly doubtful... to early elections in return for providing his support to the name deal. The leader of the centrist... not be able to get the name deal over the line without at least some support from To Potami. However
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