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  1. Coalition battles it out with opposition over ammunition sale
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek Parliament debated on Monday allegations against Defence Minister Panos Kammenos in connection with a proposed sale of ammunition to Saudi Arabia, which led to the government and the opposition... for 300,000 shells when the Saudi officials who visited Athens in August allegedly said that they only wanted

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  2. Athens unmoved as relations with Russia become chillier
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    . This led to the postponement of the meeting. Moscow-Ankara Athens is currently monitoring the rapprochement... to sign a third bailout agreement with the eurozone. By May 2016, when Putin visited Greece

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  3. Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Meta and Prime Minister Edi Rama, which led to the president setting the court’s approval... over the last five months on bilateral issues. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Tirana last week

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  4. Macedonia name talks face stalemate as core issues go unresolved
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    that the SYRIZA-led government has given at times, Athens continues to support Washington and Israel... by the Greek foreign minister. Syria Kotzias visited Luxembourg on Monday to participate in the EU Foreign

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  5. Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism

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    The government held a late-night news conference on Thursday in an attempt to respond to growing criticism about the way authorities dealt with the fire northeast of Athens that led to more than 80.... The conservative chief visited the area on Thursday, asking for TV cameras to stay away. He also called

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  6. SYRIZA, New Democracy promote competing narratives after MoU exit
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    was to send a message to workers that the SYRIZA-led coalition will start taking specific steps... to dismiss civil servants. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Syros on Friday, promising to make

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  7. Newsletter 201 -21/04/2019

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    competitiveness and a shrinking tax base had led to tax fatigue among citizens. The report also... by visiting Skopje and becoming the first Greek premier to do so. Tsipras visited Skopje accompanied

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  8. Mitsotakis pleads for strong mandate as polls suggest ND heading for landslide win

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and Golden Dawn on 4 percent. Ultra-nationalist Greek Solution and radical left MeRA25, led by former... visited many times since taking over as New Democracy leader in 2016. In his speech, he referenced

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  9. Xi's visit carries promise of closer Sino-Greek political, economic ties
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Athens led to the signing of wide-ranging agreements on Monday, a move the Greek government hopes will mark the start of a new era in relations... investment in Piraeus was the keystone of Monday’s proceedings. Mitsotakis and Xi visited the port, where

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  10. ND focussed on keeping coronavirus numbers down in build-up to Greek Easter
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of its members contracted the virus, has led to most of SYRIZA’s criticism of New Democracy... response, visited the rest home in person to oversee the testing process. The facility has been

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