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  1. PM sparks speculation with Theodorakis talks as centre-left gears up for congress
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    has no intention of joining the government and that the meeting is driven by his belief... (ANEL), on its toes. Potami has indicated it is willing to support Tsipras if a solution for the Macedonia issue is reached, whereas ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has distanced himself

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  2. Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The coalition has come under intense pressure from the opposition and parts of the media regarding... in the game against title rivals AEK. Despite an arrest warrant being issued, it appears that Savvidis has... highlighted the links that the Mitsotakis family has with shipping tycoon and Olympiakos football club owner

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  3. Athens under intense pressure over fourth review reforms
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    EconomyProgramme

    Although there has been progress regarding property auctions over the last few days, the Greek... that will not be completed on time relates to the land register. Greece has committed to agreeing... transactions, the government was not able to obtain the data on time. The lack of recent property sales has

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  4. Athens, Skopje edge closer to name solution, but much ground still left to cover

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    . But the form of the name and the possibility of the translation into other languages has surfaced... of translation, which is something that Athens has been seeking. The Greek side is insisting.... The Greek side however has not yet publicly stated which articles of the constitution

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  5. Tsipras eyes common ground with centre-left over revision of constitution
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has declared his willingness to discuss a revision of Greece’s... with the current government, which he accused of not respecting Greece’s institutions. Venizelos has long been... current constitution was drafted following the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1975 and has

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  6. Tsakalotos sees timely conclusion to fourth review despite growing doubts
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    EconomyProgramme

    Euclid Tsakalotos has insisted that everything will be concluded on time. “Within the next 80 days... to the liberalisation of the energy market. One of those has to do with the divestment of some of the Public Power Corporation’s lignite-powered units. The government has to submit to Parliament a draft law

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  7. PM livens up ministers over fourth review as debt relief proposals are put together
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    EconomyProgramme

    . “Anyone who disagrees with this should speak up now,” he added. Although Athens has more than 70... of their tasks in recent weeks. One such case is Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis, who has always taken... Minister Olga Gerovassili is one of the cabinet members with plenty on her plate at the moment as she has

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  8. Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Athens has tried to downplay an incident on Monday night involving a Turkish Coast Guard helicopter... was not a major one. It has however noted that “night flight with lights out is part of Turkey’s tactic... magazine Der Spiegel. “Turkey has a tendency – not always, and not everyone in Turkey – to create

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  9. Ahead of IMF Spring Meetings, questions remain about conclusion of programme
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    EconomyProgramme

    the bailout only has around four more months to run. It is expected that the Spring Meetings will provide..., Athens has to show progress in implementing the 88 prior actions of the fourth review. It has less than two weeks until the next Eurogroup to show that it has not stopped at the 10 or so key

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  10. Macedonia name talks face stalemate as core issues go unresolved
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    sides. The legal framework included in this document has already been set by United Nations Mediator... constitution. Athens has stated many times that it cannot accept a dual name. Government spokesman... requires concessions from both sides." Tsanakopoulos suggested that Greece has met FYROM halfway

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