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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThanasis Theoharopoulos, who was elected on a PASOK ticket, has also said he will vote for a change of electoral system. Even if the government gains the support of Golden Dawn (which has yet to clarify its stance), it still appears to be three votes short of the 200-mark. This has led
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Athens chided over asylum process but complex set of obstacles in way
PoliticsGreek Politics-Turkey agreement, although Athens has been quick to dismiss any complaints. The Financial Times reported... one Syrian from Turkey for each one returned by Greece. However, the process has stalled on the Greek... if Merkel’s complaint has been prompted by the lack of personnel and resources on the Greek side
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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSkourletis from the government altogether would have caused too much unrest within SYRIZA. Instead he has... of the government altogether. The outspoken ex-minister has a strong presence within the party and his... significant new faces in the government. Papadimitriou has been president of the Levy Economics Institute
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Athens and lenders stay mum on agreement, domestic reaction awaited
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, evidence that a technical agreement is close has been mounting over the last few days. Speaking... of minor issues regarding labour reform remain to be settled. As we noted on Tuesday, there has been... actually been settled. It has been suggested, though, that the International Monetary Fund has
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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicswhether he would emerge from the European Council on June 22 wearing a tie (he has promised to put one... in with the gradual scaling back from Tsipras, who has stopped mentioning QE and making specific..., though, Tsipras continued to temper his public statements, suggesting that he believes he still has
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the European Parliament ballot on Sunday, May 26. However, there has been no clear indication from... elections in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP reduction in pension expenditure has to go ahead. The other..., there has not been an attempt by SYRIZA to implicate New Democracy in any wrongdoing. The two parties
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
-bailout tasks Athens has agreed with the institutions. The submission of the plan, followed by its... at the next meeting. It's clear that there are some issues open at the moment,” he said. “But Greece has... for protection. Firstly, the assessed, or “objective,” value of the property will be taken into account. It has
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SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswants to send after its disastrous campaign for the European Parliament elections. Tsakalotos has taken... time that Tsipras has been flanked by a broader team, rather than acting as the spearhead of SYRIZA’s... also maintained the more moderate tone he has adopted since his party’s heavy defeat in the EU
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Outright majority in sight for ND as campaign takes detour through recent past
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign for the July 7 elections has taken a brief detour through Greece’s recent past.... Tsipras has been careful over the last years not to heap criticism on Karamanlis and his 2004-9...-softly approach. “He spoke for 1.5 minute for every year he has been silent,” said Tsipras when
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Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
PoliticsGreek Politics. The opposition party’s big lead in the opinion polls has even forced Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to lift... to suggest that such last-ditch efforts will be in vain as New Democracy has too big and decisive a lead... this campaign, New Democracy has sought to win votes from the right, preventing them from going to ultra
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