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ANEL leader under scrutiny due to party unrest, questions over refugee funds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL) party and the revelation that European anti-corruption authorities... portrayed as a matter he is prepared to quit the coalition over. Despite his threat, two of ANEL’s seven... with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). There is a sense that ANEL, a party founded during
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Pension deal rekindles speculation about election date
PoliticsGreek Politics, for the last few weeks it has seemed more likely that he would opt to call elections a few months earlier... make it tempting for Tsipras to call elections as soon as possible. While nothing can be ruled out... the government advising him to capitalise on the uptick in SYRIZA’s popularity by holding elections as early
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Newsletter 169 -06/07/2018
be shelved The leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), Defence Minister Panos... be approved by a qualified majority (at least 180 out of 300 MPs) in Parliament. The ANEL leader suggested that he would force national elections if this is not the case. The ANEL leader’s calls
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Kammenos claims approval of name deal a make-or-break moment for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicslongevity after suggesting that he would pull his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party out of the government... (at least 180 out of 300 MPs) in Parliament. The ANEL leader suggested that he would trigger national... to be that the vote in Greek Parliament will be the trigger for SYRIZA and ANEL to pave the way for a managed
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Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN
PoliticsForeign Policyaiming to prevent any shipment of arms to Libya’s two factions. The operation will involve the deployment of warships to enforce the United Nations arms embargo on Libya. According to the EU foreign... as in Libya. Greece was not invited, again, to the Berlin process aiming for a solution for the Libyan crisis
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Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyto be heard” government sources insisted. However, Athens was again not invited to the so-called Libya process meeting that took place last week. Libya The same issue dominated talks Mitsotakis held last week.... It should be noted that Turkey and Libya are not bordering countries and, most importantly, Egypt
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Coalition's feud with shipowner shows no sign of de-escalation
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Marinakis is providing New Democracy with financing from “dubious sources.” The businessman, who also... (ANEL), has been engaged in a public and bitter battle with Marinakis and his newspapers. The government also made much of the fact over the last few days that Marinakis made a personal late-night call
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Alexis Tsipras. Tsipras accepted on Tuesday night that he may have to call a meeting of party... may become a holding pen for refugees and migrants. However, the increasing isolation of Greece over... is holding with Western Balkan countries in Vienna on Wednesday was a serious blow and has raised
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Newsletter 156 -23/03/2018
office to insist, as he has done before, that SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) will remain together “until the end.” The ANEL leader dismissed the claims of a rift, saying it was the work of “those...-left, the prospect of any party jumping into government with SYRIZA if ANEL decides it has had enough
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Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018
even though junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) and their leader, Defence Minister..., Independent Greeks (ANEL), is not going to support the agreement. The conservative chief took up the issue... that would apply in all uses (erga omnes). The decision by Mitsotakis to call for a no-confidence vote
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