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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared himself satisfied with the outcome of Friday’s EU-Turkey summit on refugees and said its content, particularly the references to the accession chapters that will open for Ankara, represented a diplomatic vict...
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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has wasted no time in rolling out its strategy for ensuring the passage of measures being discussed with the lenders and the conclusion of the drawn-out second review. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and Digital Policy M...
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Tsipras bids to maintain unity after heavy defeat for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy is on course for a victory over SYRIZA of around 9.5 points, one of the biggest in the history of the European Parliament vote and a result that puts immense pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA ahead of snap general electi...
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Podcast - The heavy arm of the law: Police brutality in Greece
AgoraThe behaviour of the Greek police has come under scrutiny, again, following a number of incidents over which officers have been accused of using unnecessary and excessive force. In this episode, we take a look at why police tactics have triggered public...
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Collapse of Cyprus talks, "Justice March" raise risk of offshore drilling standoff
Agoradrillship West Capella is currently en route to Cyprus and is scheduled to arrive in Block 11... and Eni of Italy begin exploratory drilling in Block 11 of the Cypriot exclusive economic zone (EEZ... in Block 11, which is located to the southwest of the divided island. Total acquired the rights
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Kammenos eases tension with church, leaving coalition to focus graft attacks
PoliticsGreek Politicsseems an attempt to quell the current dispute and kick the issue into the long grass for the time
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Report exposes fractured and incomplete response to refugees
Societyin supporting grass-route organisations that run unaccompanied minors’ shelters,” the report stated
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On lockdown: The moments that will remain
Agorato the tortoise stretching out on a sunlit patch of grass and how, briefly, we lived in its confined, still
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Fire at archaeological site puts govt's crisis handling under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics, that visitors would “only notice a little burnt grass”. A more extensive assessment of the damage given
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Grassroots protests highlight public discontent with development policies
PoliticsGreek Politics, the grass roots protests appear to have rattled the governing party, as they suggest another element
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