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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsof established political figures, reflecting perhaps a desire on the part of Prime Minister Antonis... was in charge of ex-Prime Minister Kostas Simitis’s economic office between 2000 and 2004. He held... pension system due later this year. It had been rumoured over the last few days that Prime Minister
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Run this way: The recurring pattern of Greek leaders
Agora. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras popped into Parliament on Tuesday night to speak to New Democracy... would be derided as a reprobate. That such a statement was apparently uttered by the prime minister... position. It also undermines his attempt to portray the opposition as reckless egotists. The prime
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Election drums beating louder in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the option of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras bringing a premature end to this government’s time... the prime minister to intervene. The government also appears to be getting nowhere in its attempt to find...’ votes it needs to avoid losing the ballot. Despite Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos claiming
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Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
Agoramonths, in office but Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sought to end these rumours by asking for a vote...? This time, Samaras is hoping for the opposite effect. By winning the ballot, the prime minister...) to rescue his premiership. The prime minister needs something tangible to present firstly to his MPs
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Growth, recovery, change and other words lost in the wind
Agora, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with a group of New Democracy MPs and reportedly told them... something of an illusion. In April 2012, interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos predicted..., whenever it comes, is non-existent. Over the last few months, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has
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Samaras and Tsipras prepared to go toe to toe all the way to February
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn true pre-election mode, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras attempted... with the prime minister at every possible opportunity. Coming out of talks with the president on the same day as Samaras also does no harm to Tsipras’s attempt to appear more prime ministerial as the possibility
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Newsletter 3 - 14/11/2014
five years of tax hikes. So, it was politically damaging for the coalition when Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos had to agree to make changes...) and the International Monetary Fund remains on board in some capacity, it will be very difficult for the prime minister
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Samaras softens stance on snap elections as decisive presidential vote looms
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn one more tactical move before the critical final vote for president, Prime Minister Antonis... term in June 2016, the prime minister ensures that he will overcome any criticism from within his own... from Democratic Left (DIMAR) and Independent Greeks, who have a total of 22 MPs. Following the prime
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Samaras strays out of line in search for new normal
AgoraPrime Minister Antonis Samaras has a habit of defending his government by saying that his aim.... Intentionally or not, it aligns Greece’s prime minister with all the cranks in Europe and Greece’s... a whole raft of other aspects that define a country’s wellbeing If Greece’s prime minister wants
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Newsletter 14 - 06/02/2015
a flurry of trips abroad by both Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis..., as well as President François Hollande and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whom Tsipras met this week... busy agenda this week that involved a series of meetings of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance
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