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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
PoliticsGreek Politicsan outright majority in the January 25 elections. Alco put SYRIZA on 33.8 percent, against 30.5 for New... a government on its own. The increasing likelihood that SYRIZA will have to form a coalition.... Regardless of whether it is governing on its own or with others, choosing to beat a hasty retreat
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Newsletter 12 - 23/01/2015
their own funding needs given their recent constraints. On top of that, Greek banks are facing... two months, this would put further pressure on the state’s funding needs as well as on the fiscal... collection capacity. Such topics are important in their own right and many citizens employed
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Key players in new Greek gov't strike moderate tone but bailout strategy won't change
PoliticsGreek Politicsnight, Greece is a country with its own opinion and own proposals,” he said. “Of course, we understand... that we had until now is over for us,” he said. “We will put forward a new programme, which means
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Public support for coalition still strong but Tsipras walks fine line with party
PoliticsGreek Politicsavoid a possible confrontation with his own MPs in Parliament by not seeking approval from... opposition parties and his own party. Several high profile figures in SYRIZA, such as MEP Dimitris Papadimoulos, have already publicly called for the extension to be put before MPs. However, Energy
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Greece works on new proposals as EU rules out political deal on Monday
PoliticsGreek Politicsown currency would not be a disaster for Greece. He gave the examples of the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Sweden, which all have their own currencies, but maintain a “European culture.” “So why... the offer that lenders have put forward. It will seek at least a slight softening of the institutions
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Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsto solve after his own coalition lawmakers failed to support it in the necessary numbers. A total of 251... government does not seem to be in a position to implement them on its own, especially as 15 of the SYRIZA... of a banking collapse and extremely harsh economic conditions. This was a line of thought also put forward
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Passing of broadcasting bill introduces new challenges for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsown ties with media groups. In perhaps its most controversial provision, the new legislation decrees... that can be put to tender. The other key provisions of the legislation include: - Media companies need... is simply an attempt by the government to create its own cosy alliances with media owners, there is a chance
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Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear
PoliticsForeign Policy, therefore, is on the Greek and Israeli governments to decide how they are going to put into action... already held the necessary talks and have strengthened their own cooperation on issues related to natural... up talks regarding their own EEZ there has been no progress on the matter. The trilateral
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraif Ankara keeps up its end of the bargain and stems the flow of people, which has put such a strain... by the heightened tension with the Kurds in his own country and the effects of the wars in Syria... underlined its own diplomatic immaturity by allowing critical remarks about Turkey, including a reference
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The diversions of the past
Agora, civil war and the military dictatorship strengthen his own ideological standing. It is as if he... way to distract people from such blemishes. It also serves to cover up Tsipras’s own poor record... continuously be put through history's wringer either. “People are trapped in history and history is trapped
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