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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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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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Coalition seeks to quash concerns about complications with Hellenikon development
PoliticsGreek PoliticsReports that the Culture Ministry has launched a bid to categorise almost the entire area..., although the government insists that the impact of the move has been exaggerated. Kathimerini... of September is one of the tasks the government has to cross off its list to complete the second review
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Athens watches Turkey-Russia rapprochement with interest
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been closely monitoring Turkey’s attempt to mend fences with Moscow, a process... be an alternative ally to the EU, which has been critical of his handling of the coup aftermath..., Erdogan - obviously annoyed by the ambiguous position of many EU leaders - has threatened to scrap
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Tsipras tries to push snap election talk off political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsand putting that at risk would not make sense. While New Democracy has consistently called for elections over the last few months, there has also been speculation that Tsipras might opt for an unexpected visit... at this stage. His government has survived the toughest bailout review it is likely to face with minimal
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Opposition leaders rule out support for SYRIZA as battle for centre ground looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the months to come. The Union of Centrists, led by the quirky Vassilis Leventis, has for some time... chief, whose party has nine MPs, insisted that he would only enter government if it is an ecumenical... the coalition over some issues, such as electoral reform, has made it very difficult to interpret his
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