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Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicssoldiers who have been held since crossing the Evros border more than a month ago. The issue has... with the Turkish president last week. Kammenos’s more outspoken approach on this issue (he has repeatedly referred... talks. This has reportedly created tension between Kotzias and Kammenos. It has been noticeable over
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Working-class homes or millionaires' mansions - what's going under the hammer in property auctions?
EconomyFeaturesare conducted virtually, on the electronic platform that has been set up for that purpose...-austerity agenda, has lodged a legal complaint against the electronic auctions, arguing... Katseli-Stathakis law. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been outspoken in defence of the need
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Aegean tension presents Tsipras with urgent domestic, foreign policy challenges
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBaltadouros, the flag incident clearly caused high anxiety within the coalition, which has been struggling to find a way to respond to the ratcheting up of tension by Turkey. The government has also been... to find a way to prevent the escalation of tension has opened up the coalition to increasing criticism
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Pension cuts due in 2019 fuel political battle, election talk
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission reiterated this point in its spring forecasts. The International Monetary Fund, however, has..., there has been speculation about whether the government might find a way to avoid implementing... by the fact that New Democracy has started to focus on next year’s reductions as part of an overall strategy
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Greek families shell out for education as state system falls short
SocietyA study by the Center for the Development of Educational Policy (KANEP-GSEE) of the GSEE has shown... to other countries, and the existence of the shadow education system has come under criticism for creating... are not recognised by the state. The shadow education system, which has been around in Greece since the 1960s
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
AgoraMuch moral anguish has been expressed in Greece by politicians and commentators regarding..., who has by no means been flawless as a mayor, was a target because he did not suffer fools gladly... the last few years New Democracy has also contributed to this toxicity. On issues such as migration
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Bond difficulties put a dent in coalition's exit plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the third bailout in August has put another dent in the government’s hopes of making as clean a break... to the markets for good. However, the uncertainty in Italy has triggered a rise in Greek bond... it has been building can provide in the absence of an agreement with the lenders over a precautionary
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Mitsotakis calls for no-confidence vote, hoping to exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), even though she accepts that it has some positive... want to highlight the lack of support Tsipras has managed to garner, including the opposition of his... Kammenos has made it clear that he has no intention of bringing down the government. Mitsotakis
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Coalition survives no-confidence vote over name deal but sees majority trimmed
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe country will have “geographical qualifier,” there will not be one for its citizens. New Democracy has... administration has achieved a better compromise than any of its predecessors were poised to agree. He... has now been agreed, Republic of North Macedonia, an acceptable compromise. Prime Minister Alexis
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Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati
Agorawhose only purpose is to ensure that nobody has responsibility for anything. What happened in Mati... to Monday’s disaster requires a broad approach. “The Greek state has been unable over time... chiefs argued that they dealt with the situation as best they could) and has yet to produce a list
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