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Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
Agoracoalition has portrayed itself as a new broom but its efforts so far have been somewhat of a damp squib... fearing showing signs of weakness at this early stage in his premiership, has backed Katrougalos... response has been that some members have argued that ministers in previous administrations were
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From the troika to the quartet
Agorais noteworthy and tells us something about who has the stronger hand in these meetings. The target date for the conclusion of negotiations is 18 August, two days before Greece has a 3.2 billion euro bond.... Micro-managing the Greek real economy remains the focus of the international creditors. Greece has
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In fragmented political environment, Meimarakis banks on message of unity
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinues to play the unity card, which has served the conservatives well in the campaign so far... through the addition of star candidates, Meimarakis has chosen to focus on the need for parties to unite after the elections. From the first day, he has stressed the need for a broad coalition
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Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso have an impact on who becomes prime minister. New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis has said... party, whose levels of cooperation he has repeatedly praised, in his government. This, though, would.... Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos has insisted that he will not work with PASOK, while To Potami leader
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Tsipras keeps bailout issues in safe hands but fails to inspire with new cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot led the talks. Also, Greece’s main negotiatior in Brussels, Giorgos Houliarakis, has been given... the implementation of the bailout. They will have to get to work straight away as the government has... over the next couple of months so they can unlock the 3 billion euros in bailout funding that has yet
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Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
Agoraof September to 7,000 a day in October. Understandably, this has put a huge strain on the Greek state’s... the phrase will be associated with SYRIZA) to the whole issue. SYRIZA has long advocated an open immigration..., Mouzalas has a long background in humanitarian work and his quick moves to ease overcrowding on Aegean
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Greece being boxed in by refugee crisis and security concerns
Agorarefugees, for instance, is still moving at a snail’s pace. In fact, it has been calculated... inconceivable even a few months ago. On top of this, Greece has pledged to find places to accommodate... reluctant to commit any serious resources to stem the flow from its shores until it has obtained
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign PolicyPavlopoulos on Wednesday. Although critical of the coalition on other issues, Mitsotakis has been broadly... is holding with Western Balkan countries in Vienna on Wednesday was a serious blow and has raised.... It is worth bearing in mind that there has been local resistance to these centres, particularly
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Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policy” plan to return refugees who arrive in Greece has prompted the Greek authorities to change the nature of the island “hot spot” into what NGOs consider to be detention centres. This has led to the UN... announced that they are pulling out. This has compounded the problems faced by the Greek government
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The diversions of the past
Agoracrass. Riled leftists also pointed out that it is violence linked to far-right Golden Dawn that has... range of pressing problems the political system is facing and has consistently failed to deal with over the past years. And, ultimately, Greece has a police force and intelligence service that has
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