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Foreign minister quits government, heaping pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politics, but also has his own left-wing political movement, Pratto. In fact, Kotzias has always been seen... in the ballot as things stand. However, even if Kotzias has no intention of leading a newly-formed party... future. By leaving the government now, he has a chance to distance himself from the deal
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Tsipras planning for life without Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested that Tsipras has already begun work on a plan to get the Macedonia name deal through..., has also indicated he would back the name deal. This would give Tsipras 154 votes, which... has not yet backed a candidate. However, a comment made by Kotzias over the weekend did cause some
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Getting to the church on time
Agoraand healthcare sectors, would be a welcome development. However, this has to happen based on a clear.... It also has to be clear that it won’t be used as an excuse to return to the tactic of creating voter-clients in the public sector and disregarding the implications this has for the country’s finances
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Newsletter 183 -16/11/2018
to pension spending next year. The final hurdle that the coalition has to clear comes on Monday, when... in February at the earliest. Achieving this concession has been a major political goal for Prime Minister..., that the SYRIZA leader signed up to a fourth programme. This has been one of New Democracy’s main lines
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Budget approved as party machinations intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicsnoted that that the economy has been recovering for seven consecutive quarters and the unemployment rate has fallen by 7 points. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos hit back at New Democracy’s claims that the government has destroyed the middle class. He said that a family with two children had
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SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has reiterated its intention to continue in office after the vote on the Prespes... to be ratified in Skopje in the coming days, is tabled in Greek Parliament. However, he has also made..., such as Spain and Portugal, where there are not clear majorities in Parliament but the government has been
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Novartis affair moves back to political centre stage as accusations fly
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKalogirou issued a statement insisting that the justice system has the government’s full backing... targeting of specific judicial officials. Polakis defended his comments by saying that he has... not progressed. The latest bickering has been triggered by authorities pressing charges against
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Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsANEL, has called a meeting of the party’s parliamentary group and executive committee on Wednesday... of the political divorce. Kammenos has been insisting for weeks now that he will quit the government... has been engaged in a public battle over the last few weeks. The ANEL chief seemed irked by the fact
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agoradelivering little in return is a stigma that both men will find hard to shake off. Tsipras has put... finances are in a better state, growth has returned and the employment situation has improved... politics. Civil liberties are the only area where SYRIZA has really delivered on its promises
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
from To Potami, he is looking at getting a total of 152 MPs to back the deal. SYRIZA has 145... the deal. Also, there has been much speculation about what stance George Papandreou will take. The former... Tsipras the chance to convince voters that it has no future and that they should back SYRIZA
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