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Tsipras targets PM, looking to gain traction from scandals
PoliticsGreek Politicsactivities. Tsipras also noted that SYRIZA has been asking questions in Parliament about Patsis’s.... The opposition politician, who claimed that as much as 7.5 billion euros worth of business has been..., who also owns Olympiakos football club. Tsipras underlined that he has submitted a question
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Mitsotakis pushes for broad consensus after surprise announcement on postal vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswas unexpected, New Democracy has strong motives to move in this direction. One is the party’s strong ties with the Greek diaspora, and the other is its strong base among the older demographics. The party has been concerned recently about low voter turnout among those groups and has been seeking ways
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Cabinet clears marriage equality bill without drama as Tempe inquiry hears grave accusations
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they are not members of the cabinet. The draft legislation has been put to public consultation... suggesting that the PM has correctly judged the public mood in relation to the latest initiatives... to assisted reproduction for same-sex couples. Postal voting has the support of around three
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group
PoliticsGreek Politicsincurred by the Ministry of Interior over the same incident has not been challenged....A political storm has erupted after reports linked a pro-New Democracy online group to a network.... The call for answers from the government has been joined by other opposition parties, including Greek
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Scars for coalition, questions for SYRIZA after confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the coalition, which has seen 10 lawmakers leave its ranks since the June 2012 elections. Tzakri... embarrassment for PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos. His party has now lost six MPs since the elections. Given... minister. SYRIZA has said it will ask for a parliamentary investigation into the agreement
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Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicscoalition partner, the Independent Greeks. The nationalist party has remained mostly quiet... one eye on his coalition partner, the Independent Greeks. The nationalist party has remained mostly... from Parliament, theoretically giving him a mandate to agree a deal with lenders, but this has
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Tsipras seeks alternatives to bailout measures as ND race begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the most sensitive issues that Tsipras has to face in the weeks ahead. For now, though, the prime... to collect the signatures he needed underlined his weak starting position. His campaign has not been... the ballot will be held and what the process for the vote will be. Mitsotakis has proposed holding
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Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised
PoliticsGreek Politicstime, it was revealed that Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar has written to fellow EU leaders to ask... that there has been no discussion of a suspension from Schengen and that this would not be possible anyway... to keep to its commitments. The government, which has been ineffective in putting across its side
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Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsspots ready by the end of February. Only one, on Lesvos, has been completed so far. The EU hopes... of crossings drop, while the number of migrants reaching Germany has also fallen since Austria became stricter... treated over a crisis it has not caused (which is the prevailing sentiment at the moment) and the EU
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Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late
PoliticsForeign Policythe diplomatic initiative earlier. Apart from FYROM’s border closure, Bulgaria has also strengthened the police and army presence on its frontiers and has sent a clear message that it will not allow a migrant “corridor” to central and northern Europe to pass through its territory. Albania, meanwhile, has
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