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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
of the two extremes” followed by his predecessor Antonis Samaras when he was prime minister) to prove.... The prime minister took no action at all against Deputy Health Minister Pavlos Polakis after he....” If Tsipras is genuinely worried about authoritarian or “fascist” behaviour, then he had a prime
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The diversions of the past
AgoraSamaras when he was prime minister) to prove to the hardliners within his party that he... when it comes to the actions of those around him. The prime minister took no action at all against... or “fascist” behaviour, then he had a prime opportunity to do so by declaring that there was no place
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Newsletter 73 - 13/05/2016
after reform vote Resurgence of the refugee crisis could create difficulties Prime Minister Alexis... process is going and the removal of Ahmet Davutoglu as prime minister is generating concern..., are as significant as they are obvious. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras could find himself looking over
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politics’ court regarding the disbursement of bailout funds and debt relief. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saw..., the opposition parties were highly critical of the prime minister and the government. Tsipras was repeatedly... is difficult to judge but the outcome was undoubtedly a significant victory for the Greek prime minister
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Reshuffle speculation mounts as offshore law sparks new political row
PoliticsGreek Politicsconservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, regarding links to offshore firms. There was a longer...-tranche, worth 7.5 billion euros. However, it may help to convince Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that his... some of the benefits of a period of relative stability. The prime minister is thought to want to avoid
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Tsipras travels to China hoping to fulfil ambition of closer Sino-Greek ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyEven before SYRIZA came to power, it was interested in improving Sino-Greek relations so Prime... in the country reached 37,196 from 28,328. Tsipras’s visit comes three years after Prime Minister Li..., the prime minister’s cousin, and the Secretary General for International Economic Relations at the Foreign
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Coalition's proposal for PR electoral system unlikely to clinch supermajority
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the Communist Party vote against the proposal unanimously, there is no way that Prime Minister... to change SYRIZA’s electoral law if he becomes prime minister. Opinion polls Apart from the obvious impact... that the prime minister said he wanted to change the electoral system because he is not able
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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicspreparing a series of other bills as well. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a meeting with his ministers... that the prime minister wants the president to have almost the same authority he had under the 1975.... This would allow the president to block draft legislation, nominate a prime minister
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Tsipras seeks "Club Med" unity as refugee crisis, debt talks move up agenda
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is reportedly trying to line up a meeting of southern European.... The Greek prime minister will have a chance to state his case when he attends a meeting of European... by the attempts by Hollande and Renzi to welcome Tsipras to their fold. The prime minister sees building
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Tsipras tries to push snap election talk off political agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried on Tuesday to rule out the possibility of snap elections....” The prime minister justified his comments by saying that the economy is poised for a recovery.... The other potential risk for the Greek prime minister is that a seemingly minor issue
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