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Coalition faces demanding September on reform, fiscal and economic fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsis gradually moving towards the next bailout review and the prior actions that Athens has to complete.... The government has suggested that it would like to finish the process before the end of the year to allow... so. One of the reasons for scepticism is the sheer amount of work that has to be completed
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Centre-left leadership candidates step forward as unity doubts linger
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterest is mounting in the contest to lead a new centre-left alliance that has the potential...-left of Greek politics under a common leader, there has been a steady stream of candidates. Gennimata was the first to declare her interest but she has been followed by former PASOK ministers Yiannis
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Athens keeps cautious eye on Berlin-Ankara relationship as German elections approach
PoliticsForeign Policyin October. It has become evident, though, that in Germany and Austria, a growing number of politicians..., Greece has designed its foreign policy regarding Turkey based on the assumption..., especially with reference to the Cyprus issue. Even before Sunday's debate, Merkel has said
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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere denied that he had been authorised to pursue an agreement. New Democracy has described it as a “first class” scandal and has demanded that Kammenos face questions about his alleged role... has been launched into the matter. As we have mentioned before, New Democracy sees Kammenos
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Eurogroup paves way for completion of third review, talks on debt relief
EconomyProgrammethe institutions then to see whether everything has been put in place in a compliance report.” He added... complications with property auctions. The Justice Ministry has had to deny reports and opposition accusations... that the eurozone has pledged to implement. The discussion on this part of the restructuring exercise
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Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has been pushed strongly by Mitsotakis recently, both in terms of a new injection of personnel... Antonis Samaras and comments to journalists by his predecessor Kostas Karamanlis, who has maintained... accusations regarding the old, corrupt elite, it is still vital for Mitsotakis to ensure that he has
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Parliament gears up for budget vote as auction concerns persist
PoliticsGreek Politicshas legislation related to the prior actions to pass through Parliament in the coming days.... While the opposition has focussed on the new measures that will be introduced next year, the coalition has attempted to draw attention to the prize of the programme exit next summer. Finance Minister
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Countdown begins for multi-bill, coalition eyes minimum wage increase
EconomyProgrammeactions the government has to complete as part of the third review has begun. In order for the January 22... ministers a week later. According to Kathimerini, the prime minister’s office has instructed all... in the coming days so it does not delay the conclusion of the third review, the coalition has already started
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Name issue and auction targets make waves in domestic politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsis possible in the coming months. The resumption of talks between the two countries on this subject has...” in its name and the position that the conservative party will take on the issue. Mitsotakis has so far... the next elections and has heaped pressure on Mitsotakis not to alienate the conservative party’s
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IMF sticks to reform, debt relief demands as programme role remains in doubt
EconomyProgrammedirector Christine Lagarde at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday has... these shared goals.” The Fund has so far agreed its participation in the third programme “in principle” but has not committed any funding to Greece’s third bailout, meaning that an instalment of 1.6
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