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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek Politicsin pressure being put on Mitsotakis and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis from within the party... repeated splits and arguments over the last few months. The election of Famellos has not yet put... regarding the cost of living played in securing victory for Donald Trump. Also, since the European
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Mitsotakis insists on unity as he builds towards 2027 poll contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsaside, possibly for a position at an international institution. The PM’s comments seem to put an end... of the candidate he will put forward for the presidency of Greece. Incumbent Katerina Sakellaropoulou’s... following the disappointing showing in June’s European Parliament elections. Before the vote
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All eyes on PM's choice for next president at start of New Year
PoliticsGreek Politicsof interest in who he will put forward as candidate for the Presidency of the Republic. Much..., bringing positive changes to Greece. The current Parliament can only put forward motions... for the candidacy for former European Commissioner Stavros Dimas. Nevertheless, the election of the next
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Greek gov't and Parliament on hold, waiting for cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe May 25 European Parliament elections but it certainly appears that a number of key tasks have been put on hold as ministers wait for a cabinet reshuffle to take place before resuming normal.... The government’s move led opposition parties to accuse it of fearing political debate and trying to put off
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Confidence vote debate sets tone for Greek political clashes to come
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMerkel) for a clean break from the troika. It is also expected that the coalition will try to put... but it will also challenge the leftists over whether they will put their name to any debt relief agreement... are coming to an end,” he told Parliament. Samaras, who was attending a European Union leader’s summit
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Samaras and Tsipras prepared to go toe to toe all the way to February
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a successor to the president in February. The offer put on the table by SYRIZA was for all the parties to agree on who should take over as head of state but for the candidacy to be put to Parliament only... from the troika proves false or exaggerated. Comments by a senior European Union official on Monday
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Uncertainty feeding tension within SYRIZA as well as Greek government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it will under no circumstances support any presidential candidate put forward by the government. SYRIZA... in snap elections but they could certainly put added strain on a SYRIZA or SYRIZA-led government... to the European Parliament elections in May, when it received 8 percent of the vote. SYRIZA, though
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agoraput this amount at 10 to 11 billion euros in today’s money. In today’s discussions about Greece... can find a path to a negotiated solution that will put to bed any sense of injustice and remove from... for European Affairs Michael Roth suggested that this could be used as a tool for settling the WWII
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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStreet Journal put it, the main message emanating from the meeting was: “Everybody, calm down... and the Eurogroup rather than with Berlin. This comment seems to put an end to any discussion about the so... European Union officials, including Merkel, in Brussels on Thursday do appear to have had a positive
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
director Christine Lagarde would have a month before needing to report this to the board and put... tax. Beyond that, the reforms put forward by Athens are seen as “aspirational” (in fiscal terms... Merkel and other European Union officials to seek an emergency meeting. However, in this case Tsipras
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