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Greece stuck in the long tunnel of political transition
AgoraThe staggered demise of New Democracy and PASOK, which has caused the disappearance of the centre in Greek politics, has forced the country into a political transition whose duration and outcome... elections and build a decisive lead over New Democracy. The leftist party has hit a ceiling in terms of its
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Tsipras and the binary opposition
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/06/tsipras_1000_myrto_0511-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Agoraa gold medal-winning balancing act on the political high beam. Tsipras has so far executed this routine with aplomb and this has allowed him to savour the more appealing side of his referendum victory..., a large part of the Greek public has gradually distanced itself from the country’s media
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Athens encounters problem in effort to foster Greek-Albanian talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek Foreign Ministry has issued a new statement in response to Albanian Foreign Minister... a dialogue on bilateral differences. Wednesday's statement also notes that Athens has not tabled... that Athens has agreed to discuss along with other bilateral matters the “Cham issue.” He has also said
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Newsletter 149 -2/02/2018
a composite name being agreed. SYRIZA has tried to highlight the contradictions within New.... saying he would accept a composite name for Greece’s neighbour. However, the demonstration has... at this stage. While the ANEL leader has to play to his small, nationalist gallery, it is also clear
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Newsletter 150 -26/01/2018
pharmaceutical company has fanned fresh flames in Greece’s parliament. Party – to side with the prime... with FYROM. It is certain, though, that SYRIZA has a political battle on its hands after the two large... and eight former ministers as having received under-the-table payments. It has been known since last year
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Skopje moves ahead with name deal ratification as Athens watches closely
Foreign PolicyGreek Politicsis moving a step closer to completion. The ratification of the Prespes Agreement in Skopje has.... Article 49, Paragraph 3 refers to "the Macedonian people living abroad." Athens has expressed objections... of FYROM's citizens with those living abroad. Athens has not publicly put any pressure or asked
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
break-up of their administration, which has been in power since January 2015, as a result of different... that the talks with Tsipras might not take place if the parliament in Skopje has not completed its work. Since last year, Kammenos has been insisting that he will walk out of the government when
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Conflict over Competition Commission also a clash of narratives for ND, SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat prevents anyone who has served in the cabinet or as a government adviser from taking up a position at a regulatory authority for five years. The provision has enraged SYRIZA, which sees it as a blatant... was appointed to the role as a technocrat. She has vowed not to leave her role at the Competition
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ND tries to stay on top of wildfire as court battle looms over Competition Commission
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has cut short his brief summer holiday due to a large wildfire... the last few days, as well as dozens of other smaller blazes. Although the blaze on Evia has burned... have been protected means that the government has not yet faced any strong criticism about how
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Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe two men has gradually broken down since last summer, when New Democracy won the general elections... Democracy has been no stranger to internecine competition but there has been a delicate truce since..., and migration. This right-wing message appeals to some in ND and has supporters among the public
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