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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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PM brings law and order back onto agenda as foreign policy issues dominate
PoliticsGreek Politicsfew days, although the government has tried to shift focus back to internal matters via its law... and media coverage has been dominated about the relationship between Athens and Washington, Turkey’s role... on the international stage. Despite the apparent warm welcome for Mitsotakis in Washington, the government has
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Tensions within SYRIZA en route to membership ballot, party conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeetings and decisions scheduled between now and May. Open letters This has been another fractious... of a long-drawn-out identity crisis for the party. Leader Alexis Tsipras has made clear his desire... debate the SYRIZA’s strategy in opposition. Alexis Tsipras has made it clear he wishes to focus
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policythat “we are ready to start exploratory contacts, the head of the team has been selected, who is Mr. Apostolidis, who has played this role successfully in the past and we expect Turkey, if it means what..., Kasos even though with limited delimitation. The demarcation has been drawn due east
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