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Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the civil protection authority, seen as one of the major weak points in the response to the Mati fire... of the most contentious points in the case of Mati. The announcement is the latest attempt... handled the affair will be evident in the ratings of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL
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Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Independent Greeks (ANEL). Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads ANEL, the junior partner... other sources. The only question that SYRIZA has about ANEL is what stance it will take if New... Kammenos and his ANEL colleagues have been that they will not vote against SYRIZA, allowing Tsipras
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
Alafouzos accused SYRIZA and its junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) of being “moral... To Potami, a couple from ANEL and perhaps some independents will help him collect the votes that he needs to ensure that the deal passes with a simple majority. There is the option of ANEL abstaining
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Newsletter 285 - 19/02/2021
with the storm’s impact. In its defence, New Democracy highlighted the rarity of such dramatic... and effective management. The opposition party, though, is still haunted by the stigma of the Mati...’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis referred to the Mati fire when he responded to SYRIZA’s
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis summer (due to the fatal Mati wildfire) and the announcement on Monday that Panos Skourletis would... (ANEL). Former PASOK official Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, who served in two cabinets under ex-Prime... Minister and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos. This was interpreted as a sign that she might join
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Government bolsters aid package as questions mount over deadly fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe given to those affected by the blazes, particularly in Mati, where the 81 deaths recorded so far... than 1,200 homes in Mati have so far been deemed unsafe. The Greek state will initially contribute 40... in the wake of the fire in Mati, when he paid a visit to the area northeast of Athens on Thursday. He
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Tsipras and Kammenos ready to call time on coalition after agreeing Friday meeting
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the official separation between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), paving the way for the prime minister... that the four-year alliance between SYRIZA and ANEL was due to come to a messy and acrimonious end. Tsipras is still due to go ahead with his interview on Open TV on Wednesday night. Holding the meeting
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), whose parliamentary group is close to the point of no longer being recognised... relevance is declining ahead of the general elections later this year. ANEL looks set to suffer... with ANEL leader Kamemnos and is expected to sit as an independent. This would leave Kammenos with just five
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The institutional weakness poisoning Greek politics
AgoraGreece's dramatic plight over the last few years and the decisive role that the country's politicians... was ousted in acrimonious circumstances in 2000, going on to form LAOS. He then sat in the European
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Newsletter 149 -2/02/2018
also put the coalition on tenterhooks. SYRIZA’s partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), is backing... about a possible rift in the coalition after chairing a meeting of the Independent Greeks (ANEL...-ANEL partnership falling apart at this stage. The pull of the completion of the third programme
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