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One year of SYRIZA
Agoraand sceptical lenders): these were all signposts pointing towards Alexis Tsipras crashing into the wall... was not having a clear idea of what it wanted to achieve or one, at least, that bore any connection... months of tense negotiations exactly what Tsipras wanted to achieve and how he wanted to achieve
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Tsipras ready to stay course on Macedonia name deal despite domestic uncertainty
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament has had its say. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Tsipras said that he is set... that his alliance with Independent Greeks (ANEL) and its leader, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, comes... Papachristopoulos of ANEL, Thanasis Theocharopoulos of centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) and four out
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
Agorain Makerfield, northwest England, opens with two songs by Manchester bands. These UK indie/Britpop... in the north of England, that feel overlooked and left behind. Elbow’s “One Day Like This” offers... in the northwest of England, and gave rise to the “King of the North” nickname that still accompanies
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Tsipras seeks assurances that coalition will remain united for time being
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter days of mounting tension between SYRIZA and its coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL..., the message that Tsipras wanted to send was one of unity, even if that togetherness is a product of political... the right to ask for a no-confidence vote in Greek Parliament from mid-December onwards. An ANEL
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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos, has said he and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party will not support... settlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact
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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyel Mangus with whom he has frequent personal contacts. In fact Dendias organised last week a working... with the participation of el Mangus. This was the first time Greece participated in a meeting on Libya, which aimed
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Coalition hits some turbulence but expects cohesion for multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this does not affect regional or national unions and involves only a relatively small increase... Greeks (ANEL) MP made derogatory comments regarding Olympiakos and Aris football clubs and their fans over the weekend, leading to him tendering his resignation on Sunday. Despite attempts by ANEL
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s coalition has two more hurdles to clear before it stumbles over the finishing line at the end of the year, exhausted and battered but not quite yet beaten. The first challenge is to pass... are presumably softer than those that would have been demanded by the troika, which wanted
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoratax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand... a fiscal gap of 1.1 percent of GDP, or 2 billion euros. This meant that if Samaras wanted to close
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
percent to 22.39 million. It is worth noting that revenues have steadily beaten targets over the past... short-term concern for Greece is whether events in Turkey will affect the European Union’s deal
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