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Greece-Russia spat intensifies but Athens hopes worst is over
PoliticsForeign Policysuggested that there may have been a misunderstanding. It should be noted that even during... of the two diplomats by Greece. This suggests that there may be an effort by both sides to ease... and Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Thursday. Following these talks, government sources sent the message
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Newsletter 180 -26/10/2018
and the announcement of snap elections in May. In Skopje, Parliament still has to hold two more... ballot in May along with, or just before, local and European Parliament elections towards the end... Despite the recent turbulence created by the departure of Nikos Kotzias as foreign minister
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New Democracy counters SYRIZA's offensive, unveils renewal effort
PoliticsGreek Politicsattempting to counter criticism that although he may be a forward-looking leader, much of his party... of the vote (the result it gained in the May 2012 elections under the leadership of Antonis Samaras... to smooth over an apparent spat over the views expressed by MP Nikos Dendias about the dangers
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Tsipras prepares line-up for European elections as Mitsotakis tries to woo investors
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter New Democracy began naming its candidates for the May 26 European elections. The conservatives... that SYRIZA does not suffer a heavy defeat on May 26, thereby setting the tone for the months to come..., in Thessaloniki New Democracy-backed Nikos Tachiaos leads on 19.7 percent, followed by SYRIZA
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With June EU Council looming, ND clarifies stance on North Macedonia and Albania
PoliticsForeign Policy." But Mitsotakis has warned that his government may block North Macedonia's negotiating chapters as a meaningful... that they may accept some minor alterations, but certainly not a re-negotiation of the deal signed... of the "package deal" negotiated by former Foreign Ministers, Nikos Kotzias and Ditmir Bushati.
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PM hopes North Macedonia visit, debt relief decision will provide lift
PoliticsGreek Politics, will suddenly dampen opposition to the Macedonia name deal. It may affect those voters who don’t feel so... euros, early. SYRIZA sees this as another move that could give it a political boost ahead of the May... of accusations regarding Manolis Petsitis, a former schoolfriend of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, who
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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan any of their predecessors. While the second claim may be open to debate, it is clear that SYRIZA... losing to New Democracy by almost 10 points in the May 26 European Parliament elections and suffering... been agreed months earlier, with cross-party approval. Parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis, a SYRIZA
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Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
PoliticsGreek Politics, may take over the Interior Ministry, Nikos Dendias might become the next foreign minister, Yiannis... similar to the 9.5-point margin of victory they enjoyed in the May 26 European Parliament elections
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Identity crisis in KINAL resurfaces as SYRIZA touts common ground
PoliticsGreek Politicslaw passed by ND, the third party will lose the potential “kingmaker” role it may have had under the proportional system. At this point, which some are suggesting may come earlier rather than later...-left party. Most recently, SYRIZA MP and former parliamentary speaker Nikos Vroutsis pointed
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Athens mulls next move after Ankara writes to UN over maritime boundaries
PoliticsForeign Policy, insist that Athens may need to change its stance so it takes into account Cairo’s hesitant and rather... against Turkey. Greece is worried that Turkey may soon begin seismic research to the south of Crete... in Syria and with Libya. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias tweeted on Sunday that “Greece, united
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