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New nationalist party in the making
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe creation of a new right-wing nationalist party in Greece appears to be at an advanced stage, with an announcement of its launch expected within days. The man at the centre of the process is Takis Baltakos, the former chief of staff for Antonis Samaras when he was prime minister. He
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A misstep away from absurdity
Agora” in an interview should never be a sackable offence in a Tsipras government if the prime minister has
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Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyand there appears no let-up in the flows from Turkey. This prompted Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call German
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Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policyfor such an effort. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has tried so far to avoid the deployment of significant
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Declining flow of refugees gives struggling government some hope
PoliticsForeign Policyfor Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who only a few days ago was complaining to NATO Secretary General Jens
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New Democracy sticks by snap polls call as gov't looks to probe, tender for relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the central themes of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s speech on Tuesday but after the debate he
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Unease mounts as Greece prepares to implement EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policya request to take on more coast guard officers. This means that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may... and Piraeus camps. Nevertheless, the idea of returning migrants en masse to Turkey does not sit well
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Leaked IMF exchange sours mood before bailout review resumes
PoliticsGreek Politicsand questioning of its role, as demonstrated by managing director Christine Lagarde’s letter to Prime
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Tsipras and the IMF: Another miscalculation?
AgoraFollowing Saturday’s leak of the exchange between the International Monetary Fund’s European Department director Poul Thomsen and the head of the mission to Greece Delia Velculescu, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s reading of the situation and his reaction to the WikiLeaks publication were puzzling
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Tsipras plays to domestic gallery over IMF dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeaking to SYRIZA MPs on Monday night, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave no clear indication that he intends to use the furore over the WikiLeaks transcript to force a situation in which the International Monetary Fund leaves the Greek programme. While Tsipras did continue his criticism
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