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Tsipras gears up for internal battle, sets priorities for summer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPanayiotis Lafazanis). This is not the first time that Tsipras has challenged the rebels to present... argument against the left-wing of his party as it has been unable to show that it has a convincing... weeks. Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who has been defending his actions via the media
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Newsletter 36 - 24/07/2015
with lenders on a third bailout has been reached. It makes sense for Tsipras to do this after... the government from this goal, especially given that the prime minister has admitted... to be approved by Parliament and money to be disbursed by 20 August, when Greece has a 3.5-billion-euro
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From the troika to the quartet
Agorais noteworthy and tells us something about who has the stronger hand in these meetings. The target date for the conclusion of negotiations is 18 August, two days before Greece has a 3.2 billion euro bond.... Micro-managing the Greek real economy remains the focus of the international creditors. Greece has
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In fragmented political environment, Meimarakis banks on message of unity
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinues to play the unity card, which has served the conservatives well in the campaign so far... through the addition of star candidates, Meimarakis has chosen to focus on the need for parties to unite after the elections. From the first day, he has stressed the need for a broad coalition
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Tsipras keeps bailout issues in safe hands but fails to inspire with new cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot led the talks. Also, Greece’s main negotiatior in Brussels, Giorgos Houliarakis, has been given... the implementation of the bailout. They will have to get to work straight away as the government has... over the next couple of months so they can unlock the 3 billion euros in bailout funding that has yet
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Potentially divisive New Democracy leadership race taking shape
PoliticsGreek Politicshas undergone somewhat of a makeover. Some commentators have praised him for his clear thinking.... There has been an uneasy balance between these two elements over the last few years, with many.... Georgiadis has no such concerns and insists that New Democracy should have a strong right-wing
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Potami and PASOK look for next roles following contrasting poll results
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTo Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis has written to the centrist party’s supporters in an attempt to rally them in the wake of a disappointing election result that has raised doubts about whether... losses. He also emphasised that Potami has achieved much progress in only 19 months of being
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Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
Agoraof September to 7,000 a day in October. Understandably, this has put a huge strain on the Greek state’s... the phrase will be associated with SYRIZA) to the whole issue. SYRIZA has long advocated an open immigration..., Mouzalas has a long background in humanitarian work and his quick moves to ease overcrowding on Aegean
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Government meets resistance on TV permits and revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor broadcasting licences with minimum fuss has not gone according to plan. Tsipras reportedly asked... accusations of breach of duty against her are "groundless" and that she has no reason to step aside..., setting out why she believes she has no case to answer. The legal technicalities of the two cases
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Some movement on Greece's name dispute but solution still long way off
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the moment. United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz has recently made his feelings about the stagnation... that Athens has put on the agenda, which include the refugee crisis. Discussions also touched upon... countries. It is especially, for SYRIZA as its coalition partner, Independent Greeks, has a hardline
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