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SYRIZA feeling internal pressure due to handling of refugees
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe prominent faction of the “53” within SYRIZA has made a point of raising objections... that there is no prospect of Mouzalas being removed from his position and that he has the prime minister’s support... publicly, it is the first time that there has been such collective exasperation with the handling
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Mitsotakis looks to unite New Democracy for fresh push
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been trying to shore up his party amid claims of rifts... New Democracy, which has been unable to capitalise on a double-digit lead over SYRIZA during the last... that Tsipras’s party has eaten away at its rival’s considerable lead since the summer. However
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Newsletter 139 -10/11/2017
will “find the money” to support the tax cuts he has proposed. On Wednesday, in his first speech... and the domestic agenda moves away from issues that are closely linked to the measures Athens has... (KAS) which centred on the environmental impact of the proposed development. KAS has objected
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Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek Politics. The prime minister argued that the handouts were made possible by the fact that the Greek economy has... consecutive year and that it has declined by seven points during the government’s reign, while 300,000... billion euros he has “snatched” from Greeks via the measures that his government has passed, “bringing
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Greece prepares for Erdogan visit, limits extent of Sharia law
PoliticsForeign PolicyPavlopoulos, claim that he has not sent an official invitation yet. Among the issues that have.... Athens has publicly declared many times that it still supports Turkey's European accession... law in Western Thrace. The application of Sharia in some cases in Greece has caused concern in other
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Newsletter 143
of which held protests in Athens on Tuesday, the change to strike legislation has also created some... SYRIZA. There is no prospect of it not being approved as New Democracy has indicated... the possibility of Greece not implementing the pension cuts it has agreed for 2019 if the International
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What's in an Irish border?
Agorathe dividing line between two countries. He has one leg suspended in mid-air, like a stork. ‘If I... the significant progress that has been achieved in one of the most impoverished areas of the UK by creating disturbances to the all-island economy of Ireland. In her Lancaster House speech, Theresa May has
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Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions
PoliticsForeign Policystated following Thursday’s meeting that: “on the name issue the government has reiterated... with comments made by Tsipras to Nea Selida daily. He said “the time has come for us to take bold decisions.... New Democracy divisions For the time being, the main opposition party has not taken a clear stance
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammeMembers of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) are due to meet again next week, after Greece has... Eurogroup, once Greek Parliament has approved the multi-bill on Monday and the remaining prior actions... that Athens has been advised it has until Wednesday next week to complete its tasks. The EWG
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Tsipras tries to secure church's support in Macedonia name talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL), has repeatedly expressed his opposition to Greece’s neighbour using the term “Macedonia.” However, he has also indicated that he might be willing to fall in line if there is an agreement that other parties will agree to as well. New Democracy has also adopted a somewhat equivocal
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