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Tsipras wins vote on 3rd bailout but loses more MPs, raising probability of snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsrebellion from SYRIZA MPs left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a less than comfortable position... will have to implement to receive bailout funding. The problem, though, lay within SYRIZA as 32 leftist... coalition lawmakers supported the legislation. Six more SYRIZA MPs abstained than in the previous
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Newsletter 42 - 11/09/2015
than SYRIZA and, in an effort to prove it, Meimarakis has spent the last few days insisting that he... to concentrate his fire on New Democracy, PASOK and Potami. The problem with such a tactic, though... of European observers. He may appear to be a safer pair of hands than Tsipras. But questions
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New Democracy decides on date for leadership vote, candidates get on the road
PoliticsGreek Politics. The dates are later than had been expected. Current leader Evangelos Meimarakis had initially proposed... governor seeks to overcome criticism that he does not have national appeal. However, his key problem... with society, rather than someone who has a presence in Parliament. The 37-year-old’s candidacy has
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Greece stands on fault line between vicious and virtuous cycles for 2016
AgoraTsipras himself, that Greece would pay pensions and salaries rather than the IMF if it was forced... dropped to a mere 77 million as more than 2.5 billion had been sapped in the previous twelve months... as the numbers do not pose an immediate problem for the government at the beginning of the New Year
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A misstep away from absurdity
AgoraTsipras bought himself some time and perhaps a little more acquiescence from Kammenos than seemed.... Also, SYRIZA has maintained a much more conciliatory position on the name issue than other Greek... that there will never be a complete solution to the problem. “You are organising chaos,” he said
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The men who would be prime ministers
Agoraway of tackling this problem by creating a growth industry of their own: founding new political... than his colleagues, should call for Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held. It came... before him, he has more than the same single string to his bow. *This article first appeared in last
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Greece seeks to mend fences with Austria but frets about EU-Turkey deal
PoliticsForeign Policyby the refugee crisis. Kotzias visit came less than three months after Greece recalled its ambassador... on the key issues, rather than just on the need to re-establish channels of communication. “I believe... chose to ignore the problem. Some analysts believe that the Greek attempt to restore ties
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From Berlin to Brexit
Agorain appealing to people’s emotions than Remain, which struggled between highlighting the potential... failed to address this problem and have been unable to connect with these voters. This has allowed... to improve by offering more than just scorn. In other words, that what we have might be just “for now
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign Policyproblem for Athens lies with the future of the EU–Turkey refugee, which has eased the pressure... in recent weeks and Monday was the first day since April that more than 300 refugees arrived on Greek islands in less than 24 hours. Ankara continues to link visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens
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Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016
brackets but he also drew a greater proportion of low income voters to his campaign than previous... for information and communication, the mainstream parties were found wanting. Rather than take... of the problem. There is not much time to ponder things after Trump’s victory. With elections coming up
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