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Tsipras set to secure support for name deal after delay to vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsof his speech going over the history of Greece’s position on the matter since Skopje declared..., Republic of Macedonia. The prime minister attempted to show how Greece’s stance had evolved... that if New Democracy comes to power it could block Skopje’s bid to join the European Union. He said
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Name deal approved as Tsipras and Mitsotakis look ahead to political impact
PoliticsGreek Politicsby leading to Greece’s neighbour to change its name to North Macedonia, was approved by Greek...’s debate, ANEL leader Panos Kammenos claimed that there is a plan afoot by parliamentary speaker... and Tsipras, the ANEL leader also claimed at the end of his speech that the prime minister’s
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A varied set of views on China
Agora. The report, titled ‘China’s Image in Greece, 2008-2018’, is structured on three distinct levels...? and, intriguingly, The true story behind China’s image in Greece. The research required the review of 43 surveys... are well aware of China’s growing weight on the international scene and see it as a global superpower
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the party’s voice and personnel are less visible in the media coverage. This gives the impression that its... on the party’s list of candidates, who is Alternate Foreign Minister Terence Quick. He has fallen out... of preventing party’s from losing the rights that come with having a parliamentary group even if they find
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Details of bond issue give Athens boost in bid to establish market access
EconomyGreece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) issued on Friday night the details of the first bond... in April 2024) The new 5-year benchmark further builds Greece’s yield curve as it closes the gap... that matures in February 2025. Greece’s new issue was met with strong demand as more than 290
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SYRIZA cites support of six extra MPs as sign of stability, opposition protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the six MPs who backed SYRIZA in last month’s confidence vote pledged, in writing, that they intend to support the government’s legislation. The MPs concerned are Spyros Danellis, Elena... of the MPs are independents, while two are members of ANEL’s parliamentary group. It is a highly
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Expert report highlights systemic failings in aftermath of deadly Mati wildfire
Society, culminating in last summer’s fire at Mati, the deadliest on record. The report was commissioned by Prime... in spending the lion’s share of funds on fire-fighting rather than on fire prevention. Prevention work... The report challenges the automatic assumption that an increase in funding would improve Greece’s
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ND keeps pressure on PM over minister as Tsakalotos muses on fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsan official response from the prime minister. During Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, Tsipras did not address... commented on the furious reaction to the minister’s admission that he called up Bank of Greece... of this comment was repeated on Thursday by Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, who defended Polakis’s
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SYRIZA and ND battle over centre ground with different methods, aims
PoliticsGreek Politics, the race is on to attract voters from outside of either party’s core group of supporters. New... the policies that it will campaign on in the national elections. The party’s aim is to provide... that the politicians who have jumped across the aisle are low-key figures who did not figure in KINAL’s plans
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KINAL and To Potami snub Tsipras's call for progressives to pull together
PoliticsGreek Politicslater this year are prompting as much a rejection of SYRIZA’s call for cooperation as they are apparent willingness to listen. At a meeting of SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Tuesday, Prime Minister...) and centrist To Potami, to throw their weight behind SYRIZA. Tsipras’s call comes in the wake of his
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