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Coalition not ditching referendum idea from policy options but details muddled
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs much as it tries, the Greek government cannot escape the issue of if it will consider holding... holding a referendum on whatever is agreed by June “would not be a bad idea” as it would ensure... creditors would be willing to accept. In 2011, when George Papandreou suggested holding a vote
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policymay become a holding pen for refugees and migrants. However, the increasing isolation of Greece over... is holding with Western Balkan countries in Vienna on Wednesday was a serious blow and has raised..., for holding up the deployment of the NATO reaction force. It may be just a question of time before
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid growing speculation that Alexis Tsipras is thinking of rejecting the option of holding snap... reports suggesting that Tsipras is leaning towards holding out until October for general elections... but some commentators have suggested that this would also facilitate the holding of national
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that it has to seize every opportunity if it is going to make headway in rural areas.
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Education dispute opens up new front for coalition at sensitive time
PoliticsGreek Politicsof sending children to study in other cities. But student groups and representatives of rural
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Omnibus bill prompts no more than rumblings of discontent from coalition MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsin July. MPs representing rural areas also expressed concern about changes to farmers’ taxation
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Unemployment among Greek doctors hits record levels
Societycompleted their compulsory stint as rural doctors, since 2010 most of those seeking work in other
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New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin northern Greece and rural areas. The two main battlegrounds for Sunday’s ballot will be Attica
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Mounting pension protests exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicssmaller, rural constituencies possibly feeling pressured by their local communities to oppose
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Greeks’ mutual mistrust eases, survey indicates
Societypercent with a lower education), urban dwellers (22 percent compared to 16 percent for rural dwellers
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