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Athens waits for move from lenders to get review going
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment to break the deadlock in the review, there was no word from the coalition on Wednesday... effort to put the idea of leaving the eurozone firmly on the table. Grexit continues to be an idea
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Progress rather than breakthrough the target at Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicswill put his name to is some clarity on debt relief. While Athens accepts that the medium-term debt relief... that this breakthrough will come on Monday, there is no indication that the process will break down either
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsassured reporters on Wednesday that the coalition would not allow public health to be put at risk.... Now that the review has been concluded and there is a break in the negotiations with the lenders
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Relief for coalition as wildfire threat subsides
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been put in doubt. Nevertheless, even in the most extreme case, in the summer of 2007, when many... a “commando” unit which would be able to act as a rapid-reaction force when fires break out.
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis look for new impetus from Thessaloniki appearances
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the political season in Greece after the brief summer break. New Democracy leader Kyriakos... and SYRIZA in the past. In the government camp, ministers and officials are trying to put the finishing
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Coalition returns to work with one eye on centre-left leadership contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired on Monday morning the first cabinet meeting since the summer break, with the government focussing on legislative activity ahead of the premier’s appearance... presence, it could put a spanner in the works for SYRIZA and New Democracy, both of which hope
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Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts and reforms, hopes for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that it would never again put up posters in universities during student elections. “My aim is for us... on Sunday. “But it is a party that is seeking to break through the traditional dividing lines, open
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Tsipras tries to weather Kammenos storm, looks for poll boost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be hoping that he has put an end to any doubts regarding the stability of his coalition with Independent Greeks (ANEL) and its leader, Defence Minister Panos... survey, the first by the company since the summer break, showed New Democracy still well ahead
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Gennimata aims to secure centre-left leadership in run-off vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot just because of his age (39) but also because he gives them a chance to break... reports on Monday that the Gennimata camp had put out a suggestion that Androulakis should forfeit
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Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHaving passed the 2018 budget earlier this week, the government is continuing a busy week of parliamentary activity with a couple of draft laws and several key amendments before the Christmas break.... The government has adopted this tactic in the past, preferring not to put SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL
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