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Tsipras eyes expansionary measures in 2019 as he starts building post-MoU narrative
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave a wide-ranging televised interview on Wednesday night... among pensioners. The prime minister referred this during the interview. That move was made without... collected so far but the prime minister indicated he feels more can be done to combat tax evasion. “I
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Coalition bolsters unity in face of opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicson Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his coalition partner, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos... that their partnership entails. On Monday, the prime minister defended the ANEL leader against... and his relationship with the prime minister’s office did not appear to be a particularly good one
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe focal point of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's trip to the US on Tuesday came with talks... proposals from US-based businesses. The prime minister’s talks with businessmen in Chicago and Trump’s... legislation creating a stable tax environment for major investors. The Greek prime minister also made
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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras stepped up on Wednesday his effort to put distance between SYRIZA... still believes the prime minister and his party are genuinely interested in taking on vested interests... of the most significant political prizes that the prime minister can claim in the coming months. He pledged
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Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced in a televised address on Monday night that his government.... The prime minister argued that the handouts were made possible by the fact that the Greek economy has... dividend” as a political gimmick by the prime minister. New Democracy labelled Tsipras “the prime
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Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strong attack on the government, which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to repel. Mitsotakis... virtual silence since his tenure as prime minister ended in 2009. For all the attempts to convince... by the government. The prime minister again tried to link New Democracy with the failures of the past, which
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Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week, during a meeting with bank executives, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on lenders... but there have been suggestions that the Prime Minister’s office has some concerns about their behaviour... of Centrists, approve the economic plan for 2018. The lawmaker said she had been convinced by the prime
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Concerns prompt Athens to dampen optimism as Macedonia name talks begin
PoliticsForeign Policy, it is quite likely that this will allow Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev... would bring any substantial progress. Additionally, the Prime Minister's office and the Foreign... following former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevksi's resignation, has not changed its rhetoric. In Athens
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Tsipras confirms Parliament will probe contentious Novartis bribery claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras confirmed on Monday that the government is going to launch a parliamentary inquiry into allegations that Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis bribed former prime... of the alleged scandal, which has led to accusations being levelled at former Prime Ministers Antonis Samaras
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Macedonia name talks move along but key issues still to be addressed
PoliticsForeign Policyissue have progressed over the last couple of weeks. In fact, FYROM’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said... by the end of February the concessions of a symbolic nature that were publicly announced by the Prime... issues may have been completed, but his junior coalition government partner and deputy prime
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