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Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsraised eyebrows given that Tsipras’s other meetings were with party leaders. It is highly unusual.... Support for the euro remains strong (close to 70 percent) but, more significantly, Greeks also
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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras took the unusual step of requesting a meeting of party leaders on Thursday, which comes a few days after he appealed for a minimum level of consensus between the government... an overhaul of the Greek pension system without the direct backing or tacit support of these three
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Tsipras braces for SYRIZA congress, weighs up reshuffle options
PoliticsGreek Politicsup without major delay. One of the reasons for last week’s unusual soiree was to rally support among
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliament speaker, was ousted from New Democracy in December 2013 after refusing to support legislation... to the coalition’s by-passing of ESR, the unusual auction and the apparent attempts to influence the judiciary, New
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Judicial system becomes key battleground for political parties
PoliticsGreek Politicson the recovery and trying to win back support via an upturn in the economy. The prime minister hopes.... His decision to speak out in such a public and unusual manner may suggest
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SYRIZA feeling internal pressure due to handling of refugees
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there is no prospect of Mouzalas being removed from his position and that he has the prime minister’s support. Although it is not unusual for the “53” to express their disagreement with government policy so
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammespeculation. The Greek Finance Ministry took the unusual step on Thursday of responding to reports... as funds may also be disbursed for the creation of the cash buffer that will support Greece’s exit
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Philip Roth's words of caution
Agorato unscrupulous politicians who win widespread popular support and gain a grip on the three branches.... After all, it is not unusual for far-right politicians in Europe to tone down their anti-Semitic
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Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe church and state, some of which date back decades. The unusual sight of Tsipras and Archbishop... to SYRIZA’s support as a light version of the separation between the church and the state that much
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Tsipras encounters obstacle in efforts to secure church deal
PoliticsGreek Politicson board. Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the unusual step of suggesting that Archbishop.... Ieronymos, seen mostly as a moderate, clearly does not have the support of all his bishops
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