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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicswhether he would emerge from the European Council on June 22 wearing a tie (he has promised to put one... in with the gradual scaling back from Tsipras, who has stopped mentioning QE and making specific..., though, Tsipras continued to temper his public statements, suggesting that he believes he still has
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the European Parliament ballot on Sunday, May 26. However, there has been no clear indication from... elections in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP reduction in pension expenditure has to go ahead. The other..., there has not been an attempt by SYRIZA to implicate New Democracy in any wrongdoing. The two parties
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
-bailout tasks Athens has agreed with the institutions. The submission of the plan, followed by its... at the next meeting. It's clear that there are some issues open at the moment,” he said. “But Greece has... for protection. Firstly, the assessed, or “objective,” value of the property will be taken into account. It has
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SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswants to send after its disastrous campaign for the European Parliament elections. Tsakalotos has taken... time that Tsipras has been flanked by a broader team, rather than acting as the spearhead of SYRIZA’s... also maintained the more moderate tone he has adopted since his party’s heavy defeat in the EU
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Outright majority in sight for ND as campaign takes detour through recent past
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign for the July 7 elections has taken a brief detour through Greece’s recent past.... Tsipras has been careful over the last years not to heap criticism on Karamanlis and his 2004-9...-softly approach. “He spoke for 1.5 minute for every year he has been silent,” said Tsipras when
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Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
PoliticsGreek Politics. The opposition party’s big lead in the opinion polls has even forced Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to lift... to suggest that such last-ditch efforts will be in vain as New Democracy has too big and decisive a lead... this campaign, New Democracy has sought to win votes from the right, preventing them from going to ultra
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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
that much of the focus over the last few days has been on what Mitsotakis plans to do if he becomes... where there has been significant progress but it also highlights several risks and makes proposals... are of the utmost importance - public investment, which has been drastically curtailed in recent years
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Mitsotakis pleads for strong mandate as polls suggest ND heading for landslide win
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been drawing support from ultranationalist Greek Solution since the European Parliament elections... also appealed to traditional right-wing voters by returning to the law and order issue that has... magazine. The opposition leader has repeatedly vowed to clamp down on this kind of activity, accusing
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Turkey closes borders, Greece keeps up pressure
PoliticsForeign Policyas the continuous rise of cases in Greece’s neighboring country has left Turkey’s president without much... has not been defused. The last incident took place early on Wednesday, when around 500 migrants... ahead Athens is trying to build on the effort it has made to prevent migrants from crossing its
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsto welcome visitors by July at the latest. However, this has to be balanced against concerns about.... “The government has a strong mandate and the prime minister has very strong political influence and control over the country. He has all the power and authority he needs to face the situation that lies ahead
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