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Newsletter 148 -26/01/2018
Name issue stirs up emotions As Skopje and Athens work on negotiations, domestic politicians take sides An effort to resolve a longstanding dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) appears to be causing new divisions in the domestic political scene. A large rally
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Athens takes cautious approach to Turkish words and actions
PoliticsGreek Politicson Friday, on whether to set up a preliminary judicial inquiry to examine the claims that 10 politicians
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Newsletter 151 -16/02/2018
politicians implicated in the scandal. Samaras’s action is unprecedented in recent Greek political
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeaturesThe world of Greek politics is being consumed by a price-fixing scandal centred on the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, and its alleged links to senior Greek politicians between 2006-2015. Ten former ministers and prime ministers, most of whom served between 2010 and 2014, are alleged to have
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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
politicians were bribed by the pharmaceutical giant. During a debate lasting more than 20 hours, New
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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “excessive” the language used by his superior. “There are differences in the language that politicians use
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Despite stumbling blocks, Athens more upbeat after latest talks on name issue
PoliticsForeign Policyabout the state of negotiations. He is expected to encourage the politicians to support
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Aegean tension presents Tsipras with urgent domestic, foreign policy challenges
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, Kotzias went on to highlight via his comments just how difficult it is for Greek politicians
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Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
PoliticsForeign Policyis coming to an end in May. Athens is also concerned about whether Turkish politicians will try
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Parties mull changes to electoral law, top judge resigns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe discussion about changes to the electoral law is hotting up in Greece, in a further sign that local politicians are steadily turning their attention to the next national vote even though it remains unclear when it will be held. The centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) will reportedly propose
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