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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the institutions to be approved by a qualified majority in Parliament has revived speculation about... nature of the view expressed by Skourletis and insisted, given the coalition has 153 out of 300 MPs... on the opposition parties to back the deal. Skourletis’s suggestion is not new. There has been
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SYRIZA on tenterhooks as outcome of review remains in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicswhat expansionary counter-measures the government could discuss with the creditors. It has been... line. Another MP who has sided with the view that a larger majority should be sought is former... has argued in favour of going to the polls now. He added that the government is still in negotiations
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Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Greek programme with new funding. The IMF has always been clear that any debt relief measures would be implemented once the programme has been completed in the summer of 2018. The Greek government has... set of fiscal measures that his government has signed up to. The line from government spokesman
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Tsipras, Erdogan pledge to keep talking amid tension in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policyof Agathonisi this week has prompted a reaction from Athens in the ongoing tension in the Aegean between... the island of Samothraki. The last couple of days, Turkey has issued several NAVTEX reserving areas... as a positive move by Ankara. Tension between the two countries has risen over the last couple of months
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What can Greece expect at the next Eurogroup?
Agorathe prospect of disengaging from the Greek programme, which has been such a source of external and internal... but will create problems for the European Central Bank, which has to decide whether to include Greek bonds in its... and it is no coincidence that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has tried over the last days to lower
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Newsletter 122 - 09/06/2017
in the Greek programme “in principle” as it has in other cases in the past. This would mean the Fund... not release any money for Greece until the debt issue has been settled. This is in keeping... projections as the main problem that needs to be addressed. He said that Europe has to take
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Unease grows as new round of Cyprus talks approaches
PoliticsForeign Policyfor an agreement has narrowed considerably as the presidential election approaches in Cyprus and Greece argues... of the European Commission will represent the EU this time instead of Jean-Claude Juncker. The UN has told... to its annoyance at the tactical games of Cypriot leaders, the organisation has considered breaking
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Tsipras makes PASOK opening amid domestic troubles
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has indicated that he is starting to make political plans... the end of the memorandum,” said the prime minister. This is the most obvious opening that Tsipras has... also puts PASOK on the spot. SYRIZA has seen some of its supporters drift to PASOK. In some cases
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsrubbish collection to private firms rather than municipalities. Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has... and the letter bomb sent to former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. It is a dispute that has taken on strong ideological characteristics, with Mitsotakis claiming in comments to Politico this week that SYRIZA has
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Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017
in. Of course, the danger for the prime minister is that in making such an ambitious claim, he has... disappointment. The government has already been burned by it talks of getting a deal on debt relief... found that only 23.5 percent The scandal over Kammenos' contact with a convict has become an issue
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