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  1. Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to Athens on Thursday underlined that the refugee issues has become a top priority for Greece and Germany... with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants through this prism. Germany has been very clear from... Ankara as the key to the solution of the problem. Germany has proposed joint Greek-Turkish patrols

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  2. Internal and external difficulties with measures expose coalition's weaknesses
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    clear for the past days, which is that the Greek government has not yet been able to bridge the gap... general elections has passed with minimum fuss from the SYRIZA and Independent Greeks camps, the first... by Turks between 1914 and 1923 was “ethnic cleansing” and not “genocide.” Greece has officially

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  3. MP's departure ahead of multi-bill vote highlights pressure on coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The difficulties the government has in maintaining unity while also meeting its bailout commitments... down means that the government’s five-seat majority has not been affected. Alternate Administrative... of tolerance for disagreement within the party, which has lived with the friction between its various

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  4. Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    by the Israeli government. The SYRIZA-led government has indicated many times that it would like to leverage its geopolitical position to form a multi–dimensional foreign policy but has so far.... According to diplomatic sources, the Israeli side has long awaited for a visit by the new Greek

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  5. Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , which allows it ask for material assistance from other members. Athens has requested ambulances, water.... Greece has activated these EU schemes in the past but it is the first time they have been called..., which has not yet created all of the so-called “hot spots” it promised and has not found the 50,000

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  6. Doubts over IMF role in Greek bailout becoming source of rising tension
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    has been seeking for so long, not to be involved in the current program. The thinking behind.... During the crisis the IMF has always been seen by Greek governments as the hardest task-master... fiscal monitoring during the programme’s implementation. It is not clear, though, whether Tsipras has

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  7. Mitsotakis sets out on long haul to revive New Democracy while keeping internal balance

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    that Mitsotakis has a tough balancing act on his hands. In a late-night interview on Monday... party. Mitsotakis has said that he would like the overhauled party organisations to be in a position... with a prominent position. The reaction from the SYRIZA camp to Mitsotakis’s victory has so far been relatively

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  8. Challenges mount for Tsipras as pension reform leads into make or break period
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alexis Tsipras and his team feared (causing them to opt for snap elections in September) has... polling is no surprise given the nature of the measures the government has passed in recent months... was re-elected in September. However, what has caught the attention even more is the amount of smaller

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  9. SYRIZA's long, slow march
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    , Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos said that SYRIZA has not given up its goal of changing Europe... niche story within a wider narrative has the serious drawback of making people oblivious... current state despite 11 rounds of cuts since the crisis started. Secondly, because it has repeatedly

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  10. Coalition feels wrath on pensions but not in opposition's interest to push hard
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , the government appeared to remain united. In fact, there has been surprisingly little dissent from... has spent all its political life on the other side of the protest lines. It is worth noting, though... opposed the reforms. It is a pattern that has been followed since then whenever pension reform has come

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