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Parliament to take up Kammenos allegations next week
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament will discuss on Monday the allegations regarding a deal to sell ammunition to Saudi... of being in a panic over a string of allegations regarding the deal, which centre on a Greek businessman... confidential documents to Parliament in connection with the deal. This prompted a reaction from the Foreign
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Coalition battles it out with opposition over ammunition sale
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe involvement of a middleman in a 65-millio-euro deal to sell 300,000 anti-tank shells to Saudi Arabia... is that there was an attempt to conduct the deal with the middleman, Vassilis Papadopoulos – the owner of a munitions.... Given that the deal stalled in August, when the Saudis appeared to reduce the number of shells
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Political talks on name issue deepen divisions but PM eyes consensus
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a deal with Skopje. The same goes for centrist To Potami, which has adopted the most moderate stance... and Union of Centrists leaders indicated that they would not be supporting any deal. The tone of Tsipras... any deal containing the name “Macedonia” has also been highlighted by New Democracy as a sign
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Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018
Name deal triggers political battle Mitsotakis submits censure motion after Tsipras announces deal with Skopje The announcement this week of a deal between Athens and Skopje to settle... of the deal. This creates an uncomfortable situation within KINAL, especially because its second-largest
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SYRIZA and ND go head-to-head over promises to lighten tax burden
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras over the Macedonia name deal, which is a particularly sensitive issue in northern Greece. He said... as Macedonian and its people to be called Macedonians. He also argued that the deal will be damaging... by opposing any deal. Adopting this position was made easier by the fact that Tsipras made
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Foreign minister quits government, heaping pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Macedonia (FYROM), if the deal collapses he would also have to take the blame, damaging his political future. By leaving the government now, he has a chance to distance himself from the deal... and international players that Athens remains committed to the name deal. Also, he stressed that he
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Newsletter 180 -26/10/2018
Tsipras sticking to course PM seems set on passing name deal and then calling snap elections... the Macedonia name deal through Parliament and ensure that his government does not suffer a nasty surprise... of the alliance headed by PASOK, has also indicated he would back the name deal. This would give Tsipras
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With June EU Council looming, ND clarifies stance on North Macedonia and Albania
PoliticsForeign Policythe conservatives have opposed the name deal, voting against it in Parliament, while opposition leader... (more than 60 percent), and especially the party’s voters (around 80 percent), reject the deal. Many... of the sea zones with Albania. The party says that this deal is non-negotiable. Party sources claim
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PM hopes North Macedonia visit, debt relief decision will provide lift
PoliticsGreek Politicsviews in Greece regarding the name deal with Macedonia. Given that opinion polls suggest 60-70... have some impact if it stresses the positives of the deal. The first involves the potential trade..., will suddenly dampen opposition to the Macedonia name deal. It may affect those voters who don’t feel so
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Extending Brexit: Reaching the Larry David moment of the saga
AgoraMay used to declare that “no deal is better than a bad deal.” Her constant application for delays... the eventuality of no deal. Almost three years after the referendum, the British public and the politicians... Commission president for a renegotiation that could lead to a deal closer to British demands. Reaching
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