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Tsipras and Kammenos vow to stick together until further notice
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the Macedonia name issue. Kammenos’s threat last week to walk out on the coalition if Greek.... The meeting seemed aimed at killing off the speculation triggered by Kammenos’s comments and the sniping that had begun between SYRIZA and ANEL amid fears that this could detract from the government’s
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Kotzias territorial waters comment not expected to spark change of approach in Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister, Nikos Kotzias about the government’s plans to extend Greece’s territorial waters.... It was no surprise, therefore that Turkey’s Foreign Minister responded in an absolute manner. Turkey says... for war (casus belli) as has been the case since 1995, when Turkey’s Grand National Assembly took
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
Societythe government’s policies on higher education and outline his own party’s agenda. The speech took place..., which threaten some of the country’s most prestigious universities with temporary closure. It was a week of acrimonious debate, during which SYRIZA and New Democracy’s contrasting visions and priorities
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New Democracy increases pressure on potential supporters of Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty’s criticism was the government, ND’s attempts to keep the issue high up on the political agenda... is foreseen in the agreement,” said New Democracy’s shadow foreign minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos, referencing the conservative party’s position that the Prespes pact strengthens Skopje’s position
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Newsletter 186 -07/12/2018
shifts to reforms Following the approval of Monday’s Eurogroup for the 2019 budget, the Greek... ministers gave Greece’s budget the green light. He also stressed that the focus will now be on the government’s ability to complete the 16 tasks it agreed as part of the post-programme framework, which
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Bomb blast fuels political clash as ND limits Tsipras's options on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe latter’s programmes over the last few months due to a dispute in the wake of the deadly wildfires in the summer. This immediately put the spotlight on the coalition’s reaction. The attack was condemned... for political ends. This comment probably reflected the government’s fears that it would be blamed
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Piraeus eyes major NPE deal as banks remain focused on bad loans
EconomyMacroeconomyOne of Greece’s four systemic banks, Piraeus Bank, is rumoured to be working on a substantial deal.... This in turn will lead to them signing up to manage almost the entire value of the bank’s current NPE... billion at the point of the deal’s completion. The execution of such a deal would leave the bad loans
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New Democracy counters SYRIZA's offensive, unveils renewal effort
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter the government’s charm offensive in the wake of the Prespes Agreement, centred... were that exiting the bailout would not lead to any differences to people’s daily lives... year’s lower tax-free threshold, which the government pre-legislated in 2017, will eat away a large
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Athens aims to wrap up legislation on foreclosures and issue 10-year bond
EconomyProgrammeto issue a 10-year bond this week, capitalising on the credit rating upgrade from Moody’s on Friday. On the primary residences, talks with the country’s lenders appear to have led to the government... that MPs can vote on it by Friday, ahead of Monday’s Eurogroup, when eurozone finance ministers are due
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EastMed pipeline close to high-level agreement, but still a long way from becoming reality
EconomyFeaturesand the Peloponnese, to Otranto on Italy’s eastern coast, delivering up to 20 billion cubic metres... the weight of expectations for peace and prosperity in one of the world’s most unsettled regions. To date..., Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. This partnership is significant because it signals Israel’s
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