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What's behind Erdogan's decision to wave migrants through to Greece?
Agorato publicly criticize the 2016 deal with the EU, saying that the EU member states failed to meet... the refugees. In addition, there is a desire to revisit the 2016 deal with the EU to secure a new tranche of financial aid that should come with less conditionalities. The existing deal only allows
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France defence pact secures strong backing despite questions over finances, motives
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder attack, and vice-versa. The vote in Thursday’s plenary saw 191 MPs back the deal and 109 vote... at that, in the defence of Greece. Knowing that SYRIZA would oppose the deal, the PM also suggested... and suggested that the deal with France is far too expensive for a country of Greece’s means, while
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Athens wary of North Macedonia PM's intentions, hopes for EU support over name issue
PoliticsForeign Policyof a governing majority. Mickoski struck a coalition deal with the ethnic Albanian Vredi, or Worth, party... that it would respect the Prespa Agreement but has not hidden its distaste for the historic deal... the implementation of the deal is ‘erga omnes’; that is, the use of the new constitutional name should be used both
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
PoliticsPM relies on relief, labour deal as farmers protest and Tsipras publishesGreece’s political... subsidies and a labour deal pitched as historic add to the mix, leaving the government fighting to keep... no sign of fading, and risks eroding the government’s credibility among rural voters. Labour deal
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Newsletter 6 - 5/12/2014
February's ballot on new head of state could be referendum on troika deal With an agreement between...’s seal of approval before signing any deal. The presidential ballot will, in effect, become a referendum among lawmakers on whether Greece should accept the terms of the deal it is offered
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The one question SYRIZA needs to answer
Agoraclose to the top job, Tsipras should explicitly outline how he plans to deal with the financing... not include national elections, to deal with those financing needs is to conclude the review by end.... In contrast, a SYRIZA-led government will have to deal with a programme extension that will be expiring
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The possible scenarios for avoiding snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsis for some compromise deal to emerge in the coming days. Change of candidate Since Dimas... to be a candidate with enough gravitas to carry the burden of responsibility. Deal on early elections One possibility is that the parties strike a deal for early elections next year in return
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Greece: The moment of truth is inexorably approaching
Agoraon of pushing for a “political deal” is going nowhere: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who he... have appeared as an odd coupling at first, the coalition deal between SYRIZA and the Independent... be a referendum to gain a fresh mandate, secure public backing for the new deal, and impose intra-party
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Close call on IMF payment puts Tsipras under more pressure at home, abroad
PoliticsGreek Politicsa deal with lenders as soon as possible. The revelation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote... aides reportedly fear that if they back the deal in Parliament they will be consigned to existing... to be included in any deal could provide a basis for the party to vote against the agreement
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
, or if the deal on offer breaches too many of the government’s “red lines”, voters should be asked... candidate list, giving him a more cooperative parliamentary group to deal with if the leftists win the vote. The other reason is to obtain a mandate to reject the deal on offer from the institutions
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