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Whether an "early" or "clean" exit, it's the same old story for Greece
Agoradoghouse and has emerged as an equal partner in Europe and beyond. The promotional video is designed... (ANEL) coalition has been building towards this moment ever since it was re-elected in September 2015... the idea of the exit being oversold and politics being put ahead of practicalities. Greece has been
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Newsletter 178 -12/10/2018
own line Alexis Tsipras’s coalition partner, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, has been causing... counterpart, Zoran Zaev, while the latter proposal does not represent government policy, which has centred... vote to be held. There has been speculation that New Democracy might make such a move
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Deal or no deal? Greece wrestles with the Macedonia issue
AgoraAnyone who has tried to approach the Macedonia name issue with an open mind since it surfaced... history, complicated geography and ugly politics. This maelstrom has been at its fiercest over the last... kills off chances for reasoned discussion. But to compound matters, the public debate in Greece has
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With June EU Council looming, ND clarifies stance on North Macedonia and Albania
PoliticsForeign Policy. But the developments so far are not positive since France has already sent a clear message that Paris... Zaev of treachery in regard to the Prespes Agreement. For Greece, which has always favoured EU..., Kyriakos Mitsotakis has many times publicly described the compromise as "shameful." ND’s stance has
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe belligerent rhetoric from Turkey towards Greece has continued this week as Greek MPs prepare.... New Democracy and KINAL lawmakers are due to vote in favour of the deal, but SYRIZA has decided... stance it should take. The opposition party has been critical of the pact with Cairo because it does
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Public's disenchantment grows as ND struggles with Covid-19 challenge
PoliticsGreek Politicsin terms of the Greek public’s overall support, the government has been losing the confidence of voters... then, support for SYRIZA has inched up by 0.7 points, while ND has shed 0.2 points. Beneath the headline... party. For instance, over the last few months there has been a dramatic change in the proportion
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Turkey: Fires expose how Erdogan's regime is descending into farce and caricature
Agoraof President Tayyip Erdogan is in decay. It has also shown how dysfunctional his much vaunted executive presidential system has become, reinforcing the sense that the country is approaching the end of Erdogan’s era. The economic toll of the fires has yet to be assessed, but it is likely to be severe
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Fresh reshuffle speculation as ND centres on migration threat, response
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration to draw a line under what has been a far more difficult summer than it had expected. The devastating wildfires have undermined the image of competence and efficiency that New Democracy has tried.... The destruction inflicted on forests and property (an estimated 130,000 hectares has been burned and 1,800
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Baerbock visit leaves Athens hopeful of shift in Germany's stance on Greek-Turkish disputes
PoliticsForeign PolicyBerlin views the enduring disputes between Athens and Ankara. Athens has frequently complained about... has always seen itself as a mediator in conflicts, as was the case in 2020 when the crisis... invasion of Ukraine has changed the way Europe perceives violations or threats against territorial
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No let-up in pressure over spying scandal as govt unveils intelligence agency changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLooking to deflect some of the criticism over the spying scandal that has gripped Greek politics, the government has fast-tracked reform of the National Intelligence Service (EYP), hoping... meaningful changes to the process, especially given that any government that has a majority
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