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EU summit talks give Greece narrow window of opportunity for reforms
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to have eked out some limited breathing space for his government following talks with key European Union officials in Brussels late on Wednesday night. Tsipras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French ...
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SYRIZA's left wing a step closer to walking out, creating window of opportunity for PASOK
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs each day passes, SYRIZA looks to be moving closer to a permanent split, triggered by the surprising rise of Stefanos Kasselakis to become party leader, that could blow opposition politics in Greece wide open. Kasselakis referred veteran socialist Ste...
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Mitsotakis insists on no early elections, accusing opposition of sowing division
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe door to an early election scenario, a door which Mitsotakis now appears to have slam shut.... Polls The latest polling figures offer some support for the prime minister’s rediscovered
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Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to address SYRIZA MPs on Tuesday afternoon, with no sign that he intends to make any move to overcome the impasse in the negotiations with lenders. The meeting of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group should prove a use...
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European centre-left suggests door is closed to SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe head of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Gianni Pitella, distanced himself on Thursday from the idea of SYRIZA joining the group, apparently leaving the Greek leftists somewhat isolated in terms of European politics. Pitella ...
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Mitsotakis hits back at Erdogan's rhetoric, but leaves door open for meeting
PoliticsForeign PolicyDuring Sunday’s press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to rebut the latest aggressive rhetoric emanating from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while not ruling out the possibility ...
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Tsipras gets ball rolling on lengthy, ambitious bid to change constitution
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras unveiled his proposals for the changes to the Greek Constitution on Monday night, indicating that he hopes it will be a process that engages voters and delivers political benefits for his government. The ideas set out by the prime ministe...
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Cyprus talks rolling again but Athens seems sceptical
PoliticsForeign PolicyCyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have decided to hold four bi-communal meetings starting on April 20. That was the main outcome of the first meeting of the two leaders under United Nations auspices following ...
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Hospital report gets ball rolling in coalition effort to target former governments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition took on Monday the next step in pursuing former ministers over alleged healthcare scandals, a key element of the government’s pre-election toolbox. The two governing parties, SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), published on Monday the re...
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Backpay for civil servants gets "positive" measures rolling for government
EconomyThe Greek government has submitted to Parliament draft legislation that paves the way for thousands of civil servants to receive millions of euros in backpay, marking the start of a period of intense activity for MPs as the coalition plans to follow thi...
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