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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsdifferent matter. Meimarakis’s refusal to see it this way led to SYRIZA walking out of the debate over... to the short time the government granted MPs to debate legislation that stretched to more than 250 pages... during the debate that his time in his current position is coming to an end. It has been rumoured
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No further damage for Tsipras in second vote as SYRIZA stand-off continues
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday following some six hours of debate, with 230 MPs supporting the measures, 63 opposing them, five... the preceding debate, Tsipras revisited themes he covered in his speech before last week’s vote. He... of Parliament as no debate or ballot had been held on this particular issues. Tsipras is due to meet
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Bond issue mulled amid pressure from judiciary clash, Varoufakis claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the Noor 1 drug smuggling case. Parliament was due to debate on Friday whether to set up... of heroin to Greece but an earthquake on the island of Kos led to the debate being postponed until.... This debate was fuelled by the recent explanations given by Finance Ministry adviser Glenn Kim about
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Coalition battles it out with opposition over ammunition sale
PoliticsGreek Politicscame to Kammenos’s defence after asking for the debate, originally scheduled for last Thursday. He... 100,000. Monday’s debate only managed to add to the confusion regarding the transactions rather than... to win the next elections. Tsipras also said that he would ask for a parliamentary debate on tax
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Tussle over arms deal sets tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsvictory in the debate over the stalled arms deal with Saudi Arabia on Monday. New Democracy and other... was produced during Monday’s debate. The government had the chance to stress its claims that the middleman..., the government should cancel the agreement. During the debate, Kammenos had suggested that Saudi Arabia
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The gruelling final straight of Greece's bailout
Agora(to the extent this is possible) before it expires on August 20. The problem with the debate about whether..., this turns into an academic debate. Firstly, the precautionary credit line can only be offered for 12... for this view to change. So, if we set aside the credit line debate, we can concentrate on what needs
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To Potami expected to provide clinching votes in vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto approve the Prespes Agreement. Debate Apart from hoping that the vote on the name deal might provide.... The prime minister’s office said yesterday that there would be a lengthy parliamentary debate on the deal... of its contents. The PM’s office also repeated its call for there to be a TV debate between Tsipras
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis cast gloves aside as pre-election fight gets personal
PoliticsGreek Politics, personal twist as SYRIZA and New Democracy fight it out for the support of voters. The three-day debate... and opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The SYRIZA leader had been hoping to use the debate as a chance... with immediate VAT reductions and a bonus for pensioners. However, the debate degenerated into a personal
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis tone down personal attacks but intensify clash over policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom the extremely personal nature of the attacks they launched on each other on Wednesday. The debate... policies. Mitsotakis admitted that the debate had gotten out of hand and said he would refrain from... that the government is the one responsible for setting the framework and tone of the political debate. He agreed
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
SocietyDebate around a recent amendment to Greece’s Citizenship Code has prompted a flurry of claims... on national identity are shaping up to become the focus of intense and acrimonious debate. Accusations... to the legislation currently in place, SYRIZA is proposing, as part of the ongoing debate on constitutional
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