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So far and yet so near for Greece and eurozone after second abortive Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsand, in essence, the two sides do not seem to be far apart from a deal. The early break-up... to be overcome for there to be an agreement as Athens feels it will not be able to pass the deal..., it appears it is not ready to sign up to even a temporary deal committing it to the existing fiscal
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Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the moment in terms of the concessions needed to reach a deal. Tsipras issued a defiant message... that the Greek government is willing to edge closer to lenders’ demands in an effort to secure a deal, despite... to Theodorakis that he would only accept a deal that includes a commitment to debt relief. The prime
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EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
Societyand having adequate time to winterise the camps, the Greek government appears to have done little to deal... to share tents with unrelated men, putting their privacy and safety at risk.” they said. EU Turkey deal Deportations under the EU-Turkey deal, which was designed to send back failed asylum seekers
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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
Parties battle over arms deal Kammenos tries to escape the heat as opposition digs into agreement... to a botched deal to sell ammunition to Saudi Arabia, but it may not yet have weathered the worst... to carry out the deal. Tsipras suggested that Sfakianakis had been trying to muscle in on the deal. New
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Newsletter 201 -21/04/2019
Tsipras also tried this week to reverse the negative mood surrounding the Macedonia name deal... in Greece regarding the name deal with Macedonia. Given that opinion polls suggest 60-70 percent... impact if it stresses the positives of the deal. The first involves the potential trade opportunities
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Tsipras faces dissent from SYRIZA MPs but serious rift unlikely at this stage
PoliticsGreek Politics149 MPs voted against the deal, while several did not commit either way. Energy Minister Panayiotis... for or against the deal. State Minister Alekos Flambouraris told Mega TV that a total of 18 MPs voiced concerns during the lengthy meeting and that five voted against the deal, five did not vote
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Newsletter 23 - 17/04/2015
Deal speculation moves to May Tsipras will find it tough to overcome key differences May 11.... This deadline, however, has gone and there seems little chance of any deal being reached at the April 24... that “almost nobody in official Europe now expects a deal in April”. This runs counter to the Greek
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SYRIZA strife not a rebellion in the making yet
PoliticsGreek Politicswill force the government to sign a deal that runs contrary to the party’s main pre-election pledges... of the government’s handling of the negotiations so far and are signalling that they are against a deal... within the party about the content of a possible deal but they are also an attempt to eke out a role
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Newsletter 27 - 22/05/2015
up the process of securing a deal. This leaves the process rather precariously balanced... to a deal has heightened speculation that the institutions will soon present Tsipras with a take... to a referendum. Tsipras is confident that if he agrees to a deal he can convince enough of his
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Greece and lenders fail to bridge their differences in Brussels
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLast-ditch efforts in Brussels to reach a deal between Greece and its lenders proved fruitless over... a genuine attempt to reach an agreement. However, he is hampered by the fact that this deal cannot... concern will be about whether his party will support the deal but apart from centrist To Potami
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