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New Democracy bewildered by ballot failure as Tsipras solicits consensus
PoliticsGreek Politicscurrent leader Evangelos Meimarakis by late on Sunday night. He has probably chosen not to speak..., there has been speculation that he may stand down as leader, possibly even as an MP. There has been... and an uphill task to rebuild its reputation that has been damaged by successive defeats at the ballot box
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraon Sunday is similar: On the surface it appears a deal that suits both sides but it has... if Ankara keeps up its end of the bargain and stems the flow of people, which has put such a strain... would be Greece, which has seen around 730,000 arrivals so far this year, according to the UNHCR
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Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politicshas to pass before Christmas. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is due to brief his counterparts... about the country. The statement goes on to point out that the government has so far been living up to its bailout commitments and that the recapitalisation process has been concluded successfully
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Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
Agoraconsolation for them, they are in good company. Not only has Greece’s reluctance to ensure... of compromise. “The fund has to decide if it wants a compromise, if it will be part of the programme... that SYRIZA has long been ideologically opposed to its fiscal and economic policies, which it views
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Candidates vie for votes as New Democracy leadership race enters final stretch
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s protracted leadership race has entered its final stretch ahead of Sunday’s run-off... last month can cast a ballot for either candidate on Sunday, which means that Mitsotakis has his work cut out to raise enough support. Mitsotakis 28.5 percent of the votes (115,162) in December but has
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Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has become the first European leader to visit Iran since the lifting... and European Union,” Tsipras said during his visit to Tehran. The Greek prime minister has urged... of Greece developing a “strategic relationship” with Iran. Greece has maintained good relations
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Clock ticks on bailout review but big gaps remain between Greece, lenders
EconomyProgrammein contributions e.g. for 1 pp in total. This means that the government has to consider alternative measures... compared to those incorporated in the Labour Ministry’s draft plan. Meanwhile, the government has... euros. The Greek government has so far not indicated how it will cover this amount, although
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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policyto Turkey. The EU has offered to resettle refugees directly from Turkey in a further effort to deter people... manageable. The Greek government has been advocating for several months that refugees should be relocated... the refugees and migrants. At the moment, it is a slow and laborious process for which Athens has limited
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Mitsotakis, Konstantopoulou intending to test Tsipras's mettle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has decided to be more aggressive in his criticism of the government over this issue... in Greece a “disgrace,” which is by far the most powerful language he has used to criticise... relations battle over this particular issue and that the government has managed to get across its
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Gov't under scrutiny over relationship with judicial system
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe government’s relationship with the Greek judiciary has come under increasing criticism... it issued recently criticising the country’s top judge. Thanou has been under the spotlight since launching... and abusing her position as head of the country’s top court. The government has avoided becoming
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