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Greek gov't and Parliament on hold, waiting for cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsto shut Parliament down on Wednesday for the summer recess. It is customary for normal plenary... the parliamentary immunity of Interior Minister Yiannis Michelakis over allegations that he was bribed to ask
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Searching for electoral manifestos and overcoming voting obstacles in Greece
Agoraand liquidity problems at PPC, which are increasingly being passed on down the entire power generation... been added to electoral registers by the Interior Ministry. For citizens who are prevented from
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Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the position but was turned down. Karamanlis still retains strong support within New...In a somewhat controversial choice, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos as his party's presidential candidate yesterday. There was a mixed reaction
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Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
PoliticsGreek Politicswas down from 155,000 the previous month but still well above the number crossing into FYROM. A clash over... of refugees and migrants to northern and central Europe. EU interior ministers urged Greece to have the hot
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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsversion of the Constitution, which was later watered down when Andreas Papandreou became president... against the government’s proposal. Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis did not rule out completely
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Mitsotakis looks for fresh start as PASOK and Potami ponder way forward
PoliticsGreek Politicson the matter. Kaklamanis played down claims of a rift within the party over this matter but New Democracy... interior minister Yiannis Michelakis penned a critical newspaper article concerning this issue, while
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Government under pressure from TV permit and Attica Bank claims
PoliticsGreek Politicssensing that the coalition may be brought down by the collection of apparent scandals that have emerged... concern about the developments, culminating in Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis suggesting
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Cabinet reshuffle leaves some bitterness within SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicswas not part of it. On Monday, however, Skourletis showed no sign of backing down in his opposition... leaving Panos Skourletis outside the fold, which led to him being appointed interior minister after his
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Tsakalotos states case for debt relief as New Democracy sharpens up
PoliticsGreek Politicskick the can down the road and say “we will decide in two years,” then the investment community... minister, Makis Voridis will be responsible for interior issues and the party’s vice president Adonis
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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the conservatives edged down from 33 percent last month to 32.5 percent, while the leftists...A comment by Interior Minister Panos Skourletis on Monday regarding the need for any agreement with the institutions to be approved by a qualified majority in Parliament has revived speculation about
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