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Tsipras opts for referendum, leaving many issues open
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a surprise move by calling a referendum on the institutions... the premier’s proposal. The vote is due to take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The prime minister made... to the programme so the vote can take place. Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis is due to meet ECB
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Newsletter 33 - 03/07/2015
for a new bailout programme. Tsipras's three options Prime minister faces a number of post-referendum.... If there is a “no” vote, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will see that as a vindication of his... in Athens is redrawing its red lines by the day. Letters from the prime minister have reached the troika
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Yes or no, complex political developments lie ahead for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicswas discussed with the institutions in previous weeks. In his TV address on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis... but Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, who is at the forefront of the is group, tried to distance himself on Sunday from any suggestion that he might challenge the prime minister or adopt a different
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Tsipras denies Grexit plan, has work to do to keep Greece in euro
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted in the European Parliament on Wednesday that he has no plan... and booed by others, the prime minister insisted that a deal could be reached by the Sunday deadline set... closed doors in another party leaders’ meeting as he warned the prime minister to veer clear of putting
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Agreement creates array of political challenges for Tsipras, who must move fast
PoliticsGreek Politicsterms for a third bailout, attention will now shift to Athens and whether Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... that his predecessor Antonis Samaras received in 2012 but which never materialised. The prime... on July 20. The prime minister’s inability to secure a deal for short-term funding will also be seen
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After marathon in Brussels, short sprints for Tsipras in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter his marathon in Brussels, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras now has a series of short... on the prime minister to reject the agreement with creditors at the 11th hour. Lafazanis leads SYRIZA’s... weakened the prime minister will emerge from Wednesday's vote and how this will affect his decision
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Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015
or broadened coalition likely to follow Forest fires in Athens and other parts of Greece led to Prime.... The most likely scenario is that the prime minister will bring this agreement to Parliament... soon came on Thursday night, when government sources leaked that essentially the prime minister
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Reshuffle of limited scope, ambition suggests elections on horizon
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras conducted a reshuffle that was limited in scope and ambition... was that the prime minister replaced government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis, who had recently been... may leave him without choice. The prime minister will be encouraged that opinion polls over the last
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Newsletter 36 - 24/07/2015
after the last vote, speculation is mounting that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may seek a fresh.... There are indications that the prime minister will seek to confront the rebels within his party once an agreement... the government from this goal, especially given that the prime minister has admitted
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New Democracy finds compromise but SYRIZA seemingly heading for clash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping for a break from party politics over the next few weeks so... to allow everyone to air their views. The prime minister may speak at a meeting of the party’s smaller... dissenters will hamper the prime minister as he attempts to seal an agreement on the third bailout
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