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Neither necessary, nor good
Agorawith the Independent Greeks (ANEL), a party that has espoused populist, nationalist, racist and conspiracy-theorist views, Alexis Tsipras has taken a sledgehammer to the hopes of those who thought he might seek... as Kammenos has his post at the Defence Ministry and some cabinet positions for his MPs, he will not stand
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Leadership race brings New Democracy factionalism to the surface
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the conservative party, which is now threatened by serious infighting. Tension has been building since... has also been sceptical about the need for a televised debate between the four candidates. The ND... outburst is a clear indication that the leadership race has brought New Democracy’s factionalism
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Paris attacks change backdrop for Tsipras visit to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey (November 18-19) has suddenly turned... not agree with Juncker's proposal although no one really has yet questioned the recent decisions..., as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has suggested. Government officials have recommended
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraon Sunday is similar: On the surface it appears a deal that suits both sides but it has... if Ankara keeps up its end of the bargain and stems the flow of people, which has put such a strain... would be Greece, which has seen around 730,000 arrivals so far this year, according to the UNHCR
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Candidates vie for votes as New Democracy leadership race enters final stretch
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s protracted leadership race has entered its final stretch ahead of Sunday’s run-off... last month can cast a ballot for either candidate on Sunday, which means that Mitsotakis has his work cut out to raise enough support. Mitsotakis 28.5 percent of the votes (115,162) in December but has
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Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has become the first European leader to visit Iran since the lifting... and European Union,” Tsipras said during his visit to Tehran. The Greek prime minister has urged... of Greece developing a “strategic relationship” with Iran. Greece has maintained good relations
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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policyto Turkey. The EU has offered to resettle refugees directly from Turkey in a further effort to deter people... manageable. The Greek government has been advocating for several months that refugees should be relocated... the refugees and migrants. At the moment, it is a slow and laborious process for which Athens has limited
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Mitsotakis, Konstantopoulou intending to test Tsipras's mettle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has decided to be more aggressive in his criticism of the government over this issue... in Greece a “disgrace,” which is by far the most powerful language he has used to criticise... relations battle over this particular issue and that the government has managed to get across its
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Gov't under scrutiny over relationship with judicial system
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe government’s relationship with the Greek judiciary has come under increasing criticism... it issued recently criticising the country’s top judge. Thanou has been under the spotlight since launching... and abusing her position as head of the country’s top court. The government has avoided becoming
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Uncomfortable parallels: The Greek and British referendums
Agoraon European Union membership. In both cases, reason has collided with emotion. Just as in Greece... what they say with facts. In this era of so-called “post-truth politics”, it has become standard... into voting “Yes” because it wanted to protect its interests. The same argument has been made in the UK
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