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Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear
PoliticsForeign Policyby 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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Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain
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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Doubts over IMF role in Greek bailout becoming source of rising tension
PoliticsGreek Politicshas 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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Mitsotakis sets out on long haul to revive New Democracy while keeping internal balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat 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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Challenges mount for Tsipras as pension reform leads into make or break period
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis 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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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
Agoraassessment has Greece written all over it and takes the debate right to the heart of the issue... three bailouts. The IMF has not confirmed its role in the latest programme partly because the issue... relief, just as was the case in 2010. As if nothing has been learnt since then, Greece has to find
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Coalition feels wrath on pensions but not in opposition's interest to push hard
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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Coalition hopes to ride out pension and tax dispute with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsis hopeful talks with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can be arranged in the coming days. The government has... by a Communist Party-affiliated unionist. The government has also accused some of the protesting farmers... ties to the agricultural sector, neither party has openly encouraged or supported the protests
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Fragility of summit pledge for border status quo already evident
PoliticsGreek Politicsto government sources, the Greek premier has reiterated that Greece will not accept any unilateral... that his government has already met the obligations listed in the European Commission’s report on Greece’s Schengen commitments. According to Defence Ministry data, the hot spot on Lesvos has been
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When the refugee crisis met the bailout review
Agoragovernment has not sought to establish a connection between the two issues. At least not in the way... and other capitals. This type of rhetoric has been set aside, thankfully. Instead, Athens’s focus has mostly... as a country that repeatedly fails to cooperate and has to be pushed to the brink to act, whether
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