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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policyand migrant crisis in Greece that has caught his government completely unprepared. Tsipras met... Avramopoulos informed the prime minister Greece is missing out on European Union funding because it has... into a direct vote loser for Tsipras. This is one of the few areas in which Tsipras's coalition has
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Greece deal leaves many questions
Agoraand the IMF think about the deal. Both players remain ominously quiet on the agreement. Germany has... (when Greece has a big repayment to the ECB…if you feel like this is deja-vu from last month... more time to deliberate over a more comprehensive bailout package. If Germany has expressed some
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Lafazanis out of blocks early, announces anti-bailout party ahead of bailout vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA will follow Lafazanis’s lead. There has been no indication over the last few days that a larger... Flambouraris launching attacks on her. Konstantopoulou has long forged her own path, making it clear... passed with the support of 229 and 230 MPs in the 300-seat Parliament. However, there has been
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SYRIZA rebels launch new group, promising more discomfort for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras officially has a new rival as of Friday, when former Energy Minister... that this will chip away at the lead SYRIZA has over them, which cannot be quantified at the moment... at the beginning of September. The fact that Popular Unity has 25 MPs makes it the third largest
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New Democracy heads for leadership vote as opposition ponders poll result
PoliticsGreek Politicscampaign, will run in the contest. He has the backing of the party wing that is loyal to former Prime... challenge has come from the party’s right wing, with former ministers Makis Voridis and Adonis... for DIMAR, PASOK’s gains do not seem that impressive. Nevertheless, the impression that has been left
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Tsipras seeks fair exchange with EU over migrant crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday. The refugee crisis has left Tsipras’s government trying to balance its own.... For the time being there has been no agreement on a way forward between the two countries. The recent... in an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week that if spending on the crisis has to increase
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Opposition tells Tsipras it will resist upcoming bailout measures despite support in summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsare included in the 49 milestones that Greece has to reach by October 15 for the next bailout... (which Tsipras has said will not be enforced) - No to home foreclosures This also means that PASOK... to submit a draft law launching a new tender for broadcasting permits. Tsipras has hailed this as a clear
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Athens seeks enhanced regional role via international religious conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Tuesday, has two main aims. The first aim lies with Athens’s desire to show that it can play..., especially from Syria and Iraq. Greece has a particular interest in this issue as it is currently... Security Council, France has brought the issue up for discussion in New York. In early September
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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgramme. The government has the backing of Greek bankers, who do not agree with the lenders’ stricter criteria... percent for non-state schools - has been rejected. Note though that the government has not yet... seems to be taking longer than initially expected. Greece has so far implemented only one third
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Final structure of bank recap taking shape, cautious optimism for outcome
Economyin Alpha and 66.93 percent in Piraeus. At the same time, its initial investment of 25 billion has... bond exchange offers in an effort to reduce the amount that has to be raised via share capital... the required capital from private investors. Unlike the other Greek banks, Eurobank has a major
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