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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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Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProspects for a deal between Greece and its lenders hang in the balance going into the Orthodox... to reach a deal. It also served to add to the drama of the situation, which has been heightened... of no deal being reached. This, in turn, has fed speculation about snap polls, with New Democracy
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Athens watches Turkey-Russia rapprochement with interest
PoliticsForeign Policy. For Germany and Greece, the main concerns lie more with the EU–Turkey refugee deal. Greek officials... “is important to keep our communication channels to Ankara open.” Refugee deal Following the coup attempt... the migration deal with the EU if Turkish citizens aren’t granted visa-free travel to the European
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Name settlement triggers intense political battle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe announcement of a deal between Athens and Skopje to resolve the longstanding Macedonia name... Pavlopoulos on Wednesday and asked the latter to intervene in order for the deal, which has not yet been... seemed supportive of a deal so far, unlike his FYROM counterpart Gjorge Ivanov, who had a stormy
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Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP
PoliticsGreek Politicsunexpectedly announced that he was quitting the party in the wake of the Macedonia name deal... the democratic legitimacy to sign the deal. The two departures mean that the coalition now has 152... linked his departure to the Macedonia name deal. Lazaridis is based in Thessaloniki, northern Greece
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No bounce for Tsipras in poll as cracks appear in centre-left
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government’s opponents, though, argued that this was a bad deal for Greece and would lead... over the party’s leadership, according to Metron Analysis. The Macedonia name deal is seen as a key... to the Macedonia name deal and how this could strengthen SYRIZA’s main opponent, while overestimating
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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek Politicshow events will unfold in the coming weeks. The progress of the name deal across the border could... Minister Zoran Zaev had been hoping that a strong turnout would give the deal legitimacy and force his... vindicated by his stance and belief that the deal would never come to Greek Parliament. He argued
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Athens sees multiple defence, geopolitical benefits in pact with France
PoliticsForeign Policyassistance clause. The deal foresees the purchase by Greece of three French-built, state-of-the-art... not provide the requisite deterrent. For the Greek side, this aspect of the deal is expected..., which “transcends the framework of EU and NATO,” he added. The deal also foresees annual gatherings
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