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  1. Scars for coalition, questions for SYRIZA after confidence vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , suffered the embarrassment of one of its MPs voting for the motion. Apart from the rebel lawmaker... Parliament in order to pass laws to meet troika targets. One of the interesting features of the debate... recently, will be extremely challenging for his party, SYRIZA, which was a minor player in Greek

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  2. Amid flare-up with PASOK, Tsipras makes plans to govern
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    part of a government put together by Greece’s king at the time, Constantine II. It was one of the key... future. “This means that there is no basis for a policy-led cooperation with one side or the other... regarding defecting PASOK MPs riled the coalition party and prompted an extremely irate response – even

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  3. Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , 4.8 percent said they would back one of the minor groups and the remaining 64.7 percent was split... the one between PASOK and New Democracy in 2012 - to be crossed for a government to be formed.... in Greece's extremely politically-charged atmosphere. In any event, To Potami will contribute to some degree

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  4. Optimism and obstacles in Spain
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    Amid a worrying situation in the eurozone, with a stalled economic recovery and extremely low inflation, it seems that Spain is one of the few bright spots, or there is at least some optimism after... are going well, that the chosen strategy to overcome the crises has been the correct one,” Ángel Laborda

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  5. Lack of troika deal leaves Greek coalition looking at bailout extension

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    official told Bloomberg that Athens would only consider a one-month technical extension rather than.... A one-month extension means that a deal for a precautionary credit line, which will also come with some... to be from Joerg Sponer of the Capital Group was published online. It painted an extremely negative

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  6. Finance Ministry wavers as revenues remain at the forefront

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    will not be that impressive. The first repatriation law was effective for one year from the summer of 2004. It applied... 38 days agos was initially due to expire on Tuesday but the deadline was extended by one month until...In a period when deposit sentiment remains extremely fragile and subject to sovereign and macro

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  7. Latest EU plan to tackle refugee crises poses new, bigger challenges for Tsipras

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and are currently experiencing up to 10,000 arrivals a day. This is one of the reasons that the refugee.... These are some of the key reasons that the refugee crisis could yet become one of the biggest threats... a favourable stance towards immigrants and it will be extremely difficult for Tsipras to advocate a hard

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  8. Passing of broadcasting bill introduces new challenges for coalition

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    the beginning of the year. The party holds it up as one of the keys to tackling corruption in Greece... in the hands of State Minister Nikos Pappas, one of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s closest aides... by MPs. This requires a 4/5 majority in Parliament (240 out of 300 votes), which will be extremely

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  9. Greece, lenders reach deal to secure bailout sub-tranche and bank recap funds
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    by one of three measures. He said one of these would be a tax of 0.30 euros on each bottle of wine.... The government will table in Parliament as extremely urgent later on Tuesday an omnibus bill including all

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  10. On the road to realpolitik with Alexis Tsipras at the wheel

    Agora

    is symptomatic of a politician who is showing an ability to veer one way and then the next within the blink... from ANEL but refusing to give up his parliamentary seat. In contrast, one of Tsipras’s closest aides... but at the same time be extremely vulnerable: after all, if someone so close to the prime minister loses his

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