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Mixed messages on foreign policy put coalition under pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition is coming under pressure over apparent differences within the government over how to deal with the increasing friction with Turkey. Defence Ministry leaks suggested that tracer fire was used by Greek forces after a Turkish military helicop...
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Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
PoliticsForeign PolicyA crucial two months for Greek–Turkish relations is underway ahead of the early parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey on June 24. Athens is monitoring political developments across the Aegean with concern as it expects President Recep Tayyi...
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Lenders put spotlight back on pending reforms ahead of second post-MoU review
EconomyProgrammeAs Greece approaches the six-month mark after officially exiting its final bailout programme, the government’s to-do list still remains substantial. The latest to comment on the need to complete the agreed reforms on time was the European Commissioner f...
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Turkey's actions in Cypriot EEZ put Athens, Nicosia on alert
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens and Nicosia are on alert following Turkey’s bid to drill for natural gas in waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus. The European Union, the United States and Israel have already issued warnings to Ankara. Turkey's mov...
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VIDEO - How could Greece put the EU recovery fund to best use?
AgoraIn the latest episode of the video discussions organised by Agenda Publica and MacroPolis as part of the Future is Blue newsletter, MacroPolis editor Nick Malkoutzis speaks Olivier Vardakoulias, an economist with WWF Greece, and Marcus Bensasson, a fina...
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Tsipras tries to put PM on spot by pushing for 800-euro min wage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government, calling for the minimum wage to be raised to 800 euros and for the consumption tax on fuel to be lowered as counter-measures to confront the wave of inflation troubling Greek...
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Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is assessing the results of the historic meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, in Ankara. The two leaders discussed ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the...
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Agoracomment was misunderstood and put his comments down to “Dutch directness” and a strict Calvinistic culture... or him as a personality. In football parlance, we should play the ball rather than the man. The reason..., while compounding rather than solving many of the problems it was meant to address. Solidarity
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politicsoutlined by Androulakis focussed primarily on social policies. Among the pledges put forward were... to put out a distinctive programmatic statement, much of it was overshadowed by the focus... in the context of testimony, and the extent to which the proceedings themselves are subject to secrecy laws
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SYRIZA and ND square up on cost-of-living crisis as government attempts to draw line under surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicsand warned that the solutions put forward by SYRIZA will lead to fiscal derailment. Harking back... The government is also hoping to put the surveillance scandal behind it, but the opposition is doing its best... wound up its proceedings on Thursday with the delivery of a classified report which failed to shed
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