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Searching for electoral manifestos and overcoming voting obstacles in Greece
Agora, including the possibility of a SYRIZA-led coalition. Part of the challenge in deciphering SYRIZA’s...) and Cosco’s intention to expand its container terminal investment in the port of Piraeus have committed more than four billion euros in loan agreements and investments. The core of these bilateral activities
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Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late
PoliticsForeign Policywith suspicion and tension, the foreign and interior ministers of Greece’s neighbours accepted... the violence used by FYROM’s police and border guards against refugees at the border with Idomeni... and Poposki focussed on the improved bilateral cooperation between the two countries during 2016 while
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Greece and Albania seek path to resolving stack of differences
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Prime Minister Edi Rama. Monday’s rally demanded compensation for members of the Cham community who.... But this is not the only issue on the agenda and perhaps not the most worrying for Greece's bilateral relations... of the Greek – Albanian continental shelf and maritime zones. Albania’s Parliament has never ratified
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Ankara directs ire at Athens over ruling on soldiers as Cyprus talks drift
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey’s Foreign Ministry blamed “political motives” for a decision this week by a Council... warned Greece that “this decision will inevitably affect our bilateral relations and our... applications are processed. The Greek Foreign Ministry decided this time not to respond to Ankara’s
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What the ECB did next - a tale from another crisis
AgoraItaly’s political crisis and incoming government brings the European Central Bank back to making... to intervene in Rome’s volatile politics. Will he manage? The Bank’s response to the Greek crisis offers..., but still hugely problematic, economic contraction, and it was Draghi’s call. A key question is whether
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After reaching name settlement, Skopje and Athens face more hurdles to ratify deal
PoliticsForeign Policyof the deal, FYROM will change the name it uses in bilateral and multilateral relations, as well.... Greece recognises that the country’s language is Macedonian, with the special reference... are not related in any way to ancient Greek culture. The references in FYROM’s constitution to “protection
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In Skopje, Tsipras focuses on name deal positives as trademark issue looms
PoliticsForeign Policysmoothly on Tuesday. Alexis Tsipras’s trip to Skopje marked the completion of the first stage... along with the Greek determination to support North Macedonia’s bid to progress with its aim of joining the European Union. Zaev’s government is urgently seeking a date for the beginning of EU accession
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Is Berlin prepared for a new government in Greece?
Agorato address vis-à-vis his counterpart in Berlin? The German government’s view of the candidates for prime minister ahead of Greece’s early elections on July 7 is rather ambiguous. This is largely due... challenges of 2015-16 as well as the PM’s determination to bring to a successful conclusion
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Welcome to Berlin: Mitsotakis meets Merkel
Agoradecade in the bilateral relationship of both countries. Mitsotakis will therefore have his work cut out...’s departure with regret. He was viewed in different federal ministries as the Greek prime minister... to the German officials. For the German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, Greece’s adherence to the primary
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Govt looks for ways to manage promised tax cuts as Mitsotakis continues European charm offensive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAngela Merkel’s office lists bilateral relations, economic policy, and European and international... of the government’s eagerly-awaited tax package. New Democracy won the elections promising cuts across a range... activity is thought to be part of prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s strategy to win over the lenders
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