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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThanasis Theoharopoulos, who was elected on a PASOK ticket, has also said he will vote for a change of electoral system. Even if the government gains the support of Golden Dawn (which has yet to clarify its stance), it still appears to be three votes short of the 200-mark. This has led
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Greece treads carefully, hoping to avoid blowback from failed coup in Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyand concern, although Athens has more reason than most to be wary of what ramifications the botched... Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of the failed coup but on the other has to be careful not to allow... position has been that the eight officers were involved in an attempt against the democratically
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Can Greece learn to love renewable energy?
EconomyFeaturesGreece is one of the most fossil-fuel dependent countries in the European Union, and has struggled... to be on every Athenian rooftop, you could be left with the impression that Greece has fully embraced renewable... to exploiting this potential has so far been lacking. In the 1990s, a support scheme for renewable energy
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Recent steady rise in refugee arrivals pose extra challenge for Greece
PoliticsForeign Policythe combined capacity is for just under 7,500 people. The need to address the overcrowding has been... average has increased to more than 80 (80.5), which is a rise of almost 70 percent. Mouzalas has... provide has risen substantially over the last few months to a total of 9,276 but this has still
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policywill meet again in October. One reason behind the strategy adopted by Kotzias is that Greece has realised that during the last couple of years it has lost its leading role in the Balkans and this has... approach. Kotzias has tried to explain Greece’s policy on the CBMs to all political parties in FYROM
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Athens chided over asylum process but complex set of obstacles in way
PoliticsGreek Politics-Turkey agreement, although Athens has been quick to dismiss any complaints. The Financial Times reported... one Syrian from Turkey for each one returned by Greece. However, the process has stalled on the Greek... if Merkel’s complaint has been prompted by the lack of personnel and resources on the Greek side
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Some progress in first round of talks but most second review issues remain unresolved
EconomyProgrammeas funding of the guaranteed minimum income (GMI), where substantial progress has been achieved but which... of the unilateral legal recourse. It has also been reported that the social partners, who had previously signed...) opposed a change in the determination of the minimum wage by the state. Katrougalos has not ruled out
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Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe ground is being prepared for the cabinet reshuffle Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been..." at this moment. The reshuffle is one of the few tools that the premier has left in order to boost... is attempting a step-change in the coalition’s governing capacity. So far, there has been minimal
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Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
PoliticsForeign Policyin regards to mistakes that the West has made when dealing with the Arab Spring. Lavrov may have been... be risky for Greece. Washington has expressed its deep discomfort about this move as many worry... their banking systems, although the European Central Bank has rejected such an option. Saderat wishes to re
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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSkourletis from the government altogether would have caused too much unrest within SYRIZA. Instead he has... of the government altogether. The outspoken ex-minister has a strong presence within the party and his... significant new faces in the government. Papadimitriou has been president of the Levy Economics Institute
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