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North Macedonia's new president triggers diplomatic row with Greece on her first day
PoliticsForeign Policyof the new President of North Macedonia. Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova was sworn on Sunday as the first female president of North Macedonia, but she refused to do so under the country’s constitutional name and pledged to uphold the constitution and laws of “Macedonia’ instead. Greece’s Ambassador to Skopje
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Third review seen taking longer than Athens had hoped
PoliticsGreek Politicsimprovements to the runways at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia airport, Spirtzis accused Fraport
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsis the ratification of the name agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Given that junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) is not due to support the deal in Parliament..., who has been locked in a long-running feud with SYRIZA and ANEL, claimed that the firm owned
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Coalition eyes electoral change, polls show wide lead for New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics, but SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) did not agree because the opposition party did not support... scandal and the Macedonia name talks, discussions about the next general elections have not died down... ones being held using proportional representation (no 50-seat bonus for the winning party). However
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Tsipras hails name deal with Skopje, Mitsotakis declares fierce opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL) party would not support any deal in Parliament. The defence minister remains... clear. ANEL’s rejection of the deal raises question about whether the coalition will possess... of Macedonia (FYROM) have reached an agreement to settle the name dispute that has dogged relations
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Possibility of snap elections after third bailout agreed is firmly on Tsipras's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL) has also voiced support this week for Tsipras and possible early elections. Top ANEL official... the possibility of working with ANEL again after snap elections, Gerovasili said she saw “no reason... that there is no way that the electoral law, which awards 50 extra seats to the winning party, will change
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Newsletter 148 -26/01/2018
coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), may prove an obstacle to any deal with Skopje... on any proposal, were “mistakes.” He added that it was wrong of ANEL MPs to take part in Sunday’s... of Macedonia (FYROM) appears to be causing new divisions in the domestic political scene. A large rally
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Blueprint for election battle laid out in Parliament debate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL), which opposes the deal, will try to bring down the government before a vote takes place or after MPs have had their say. ANEL leader Panos Kammenos continued to display.... Macedonia The other main point of contention on Thursday, which will also fuel political arguments
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Newsletter 174 -14/09/2018
Kammenos (leader of nationalist Independent Greeks, or ANEL) had given a muddled take of what might happen in the coming months as a result of the process to ratify the Macedonia name deal. Kammenos... kind of velvet divorce being agreed with ANEL. This is why May is seen as the most likely date
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To Potami expected to provide clinching votes in vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL) MPs Elena Kountoura and Thanassis Papachristopoulos, independent lawmaker Katerina Papakosta... that the conditions have improved following the departure of ANEL from the coalition for a discussion..., in this case North Macedonia, and not just plain “Macedonia.” It should be noted that according
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