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Prior actions, pending actions and milestones along the bumpy road
Agoraof the Greek political economy remains the focus of international creditors. Greece has to, among other... resources in key departments and has been subject to painful wage cuts over the past six years. Put... July 2015 the Structural Reform Support Service for Greece (SRSS) has replaced the former Task Force
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Loose ends to tie up on prior actions as lenders head back to Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHaving got through the parliamentary debate and vote on the first set of prior actions Greece has...’ first task will be to check how much progress the Greek government has made in completing the 49 prior... from that, it has also pledged to make a final decision by Friday on whether it will apply a 23
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Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear
PoliticsForeign Policyby the Israeli government. The SYRIZA-led government has indicated many times that it would like to leverage its geopolitical position to form a multi–dimensional foreign policy but has so far.... According to diplomatic sources, the Israeli side has long awaited for a visit by the new Greek
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Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain
PoliticsForeign Policy, which allows it ask for material assistance from other members. Athens has requested ambulances, water.... Greece has activated these EU schemes in the past but it is the first time they have been called..., which has not yet created all of the so-called “hot spots” it promised and has not found the 50,000
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Mitsotakis sets out on long haul to revive New Democracy while keeping internal balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Mitsotakis has a tough balancing act on his hands. In a late-night interview on Monday... party. Mitsotakis has said that he would like the overhauled party organisations to be in a position... with a prominent position. The reaction from the SYRIZA camp to Mitsotakis’s victory has so far been relatively
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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agoraadopted last year has failed. The lack of participation from most EU member states has rendered... people. However, there are a number of potential pitfalls to the plan Merkel has pivoted to. Firstly, it relies on Turkey’s unfailing cooperation. Turkey will play a key role as it has to ensure
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Greece braces for complex EU-Turkey summit on refugee plan
PoliticsForeign Policyneighboring country. The Greek government has been preparing for challenges that may crop up during.... The need, however, for an agreement has become more urgent especially due to the mounting crisis... and that is why it has reacted awkwardly so far. It is still not clear what has happened to refugees
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Assorted obstacles block path to change of parties in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir union. Tsipras has a range of options with which to appease his governing partner. It has been... to Kammenos, who has already switched his attention to Tuesday’s parliamentary debate on the state... of Centrists) has seen its poll ratings rise on the back of its criticism of the current administration
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New party aims to mount challenge to the right of Mitsotakis's ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis, there was a reminder on Friday that the recently-elected conservative chief also has... given that it will take time for the new party’s structure to take shape. At the moment, all it has to show are two personalities: Karatzaferis and Baltakos. Although media-savvy, Karatzaferis has been
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Greece and Albania seek path to resolving stack of differences
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Greek – Albanian continental shelf and maritime zones. Albania’s Parliament has never ratified... declaring a state of war with Albania passed in 1940 even though Athens believes this has been resolved via a Greek Cabinet decision in August 1987. Kotzias’s visit has been in the making for a while
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