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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA appointees). The government has so far fended off calls for ministers or public officials to step down. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to make changes, though, once the dust has... given by officials. New Democracy has been trying to drive home the message that the government has
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Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government has reached an agreement with the Church of Greece to settle a series of differences between... legal claims it has with regard to disputes over property the two sides agree to form a fund to make... on wages. The price that the government has agreed to pay for this is to transfer the roughly 200 million
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MPs prepare to vote on name deal, although delays are possible
PoliticsGreek Politicshas to show voters it did all it could to stop the Prespes Agreement. Others, though, point out... pointed out that Pavlopoulos, whose role is largely ceremonial, has no power to prevent the diplomatic..., the government has launched a low-key communications campaign, such as a Q&A compiled by the Foreign Ministry
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Newsletter 191 -25/01/2018
Review ends, back to reforms Athens has 16 pledges to meet after talks with institutions as bond.... The government now has until mid-February to complete the 16 reforms that are pending as part of the second.... The Finance Ministry has also formed a joint committee with the Bank of Greece to work on the latter’s
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Tsipras on the spot again following minister's latest outburst
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has again been forced to back his controversial Alternate Health...’s abrasive style has put the SYRIZA leader in a tough spot. The alternate minister’s reaction to a tweet by Kymbouropoulos, who has spinal muscular atrophy and uses a wheelchair, prompted scorn from
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Privatisation agency chief identifies key targets for coming months
EconomyThe CEO of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Aris Xenofos, has outlined plans... was a priority for HRADF. The change of government has also brought with it proposed changes... legislation has been proposed for the concession of 10 regional ports. The previous government had preferred
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politics, has made clear his desire to overhaul the party, in terms of both its governance and its identity. His... and culminating in the party conference later in the autumn. It is a debate that has been simmering for a while within party circles, and Tsipras has already made several moves signalling his ambition
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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politicswhere they were being transferred. Meanwhile, the police has made it known that it will be targeting... mayoral campaign. On a national level, Exarchia has become synonymous with New Democracy’s law... and friendly media as a no-go area. For their supporters, the clean-up campaign has personal significance
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Mitsotakis lauds Commission VP nomination amid murmurs within party
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been overshadowed at home by a potential rift within New Democracy that could present Prime... in Europe. The prime minister has been claiming over the last couple of months that the change in government in Athens has led to its European partners viewing Greece in a more positive light
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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agorathe arguments over austerity and bailout conditionality. Leaving behind the crisis has also led... that either the majority or a large chunk of the Greek public has suddenly subscribed to the Chicago... of the population (enough to swing an election) has decided to abide in the hope this method will deliver economic
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