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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs and party members may resist. Positives The key gains for Tsipras are an apparent lowering... may have to come from main pensions. The savings needed for next year are even more daunting... parliamentary spokesman Nikos Filis told Mega TV on Wednesday night that such a set of proposals would
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Greece and lenders fail to bridge their differences in Brussels
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the ECB’s governing council may impact on the mood at the Eurogroup. ECB officials are due... and there is no dramatic change in deposit outflows the negative impact may be manageable.... sent a delegation consisting of Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, State Minister Nikos Pappas
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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign Policy. It may also explain why the EU progress report on Turkey has not yet been published. A draft leaked... to human rights and justice. Publishing it before Sunday’s elections may have been damaging for the AKP’s... needed, or from the EU member states,” he added. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias adopted
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Tsipras prepares for first visit to Turkey with refugee crisis in focus
PoliticsForeign Policywith Turkey. Agenda What is still unknown to the Greek side is what Ankara may ask in return...-called exploratory talks as well as the Cyprus issue may be raised during Tsipras’s visit. Greek... the EU–Balkans Summit on October 26 and by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias during his recent meeting
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Sensing opportunity, Golden Dawn rears its head again
PoliticsGreek Politicssenses that there may be fertile ground for its anti-establishment, anti-EU message. Concerns about..., may also fuel the extremist party, especially now that the problem is not just limited... figures, spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris and deputy leader Nikos Pappas, launched abuse at Kammenos
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Refugee crisis edges further onto domestic political agenda
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece. There has been speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may even exercise veto powers if he is unhappy with the course of events. However, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias did not seem... and a common strategy ahead of Monday’s meeting in Brussels. However, this balance may be out of everyone
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A misstep away from absurdity
Agorato tackle the refugee crisis effectively. Kammenos’s criticism, though, may have been motivated by his... and at other camps. The absence of police officers, soldiers and other state officials may help in the sense... and his right-hand man, State Minister Nikos Pappas, to air his grievances. The SYRIZA officials
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Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyat this heinous crime” but is seriously concerned about the consequences this may have on the refugee... is worried that Tirana may turn to international arbitration over the EEZ issue if the pact... Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati when the pair met in Athens
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Athens in quandary over IMF as Fund's role in bailout is firmed up
PoliticsGreek Politicsfocus is on what type of measures the IMF may demand in order to be part of the third programme... that the current coalition may not even be in power to see the benefit for the reduction... response from Athens but in an interview with the News 247 website, State Minister Nikos Pappas
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Russia and China prove hot topics in Tsipras-Obama talks at NATO Summit
PoliticsForeign PolicyBeijing may have raised the issue with Tsipras during his visit to China last week. A tribunal... that for Athens the resolution of the international tribunal is crucial as it may define its... with an aim to end the crisis in Syria. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has supported this position
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