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In decision to ally with Independent Greeks, Tsipras takes high risk option
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece's new prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, was sworn in on Monday after electing to form... wing of his party. However the new prime minister and his advisers decided to opt for a more..., the new Greek prime minister seems to be sending a message to lenders that he is not willing
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Newsletter 13 - 30/01/2015
parties signals Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s intention to drive a hard bargain with Greece’s... privatisation projects. Following a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday evening.... The deputy prime minister also said that the government’s targets for the banking sector include
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Newsletter 15 - 13/02/2015
to a bailout extension to receive the full 7.2 billion euros in remaining loan tranches. Prime Minister... called in late December. A similar statement was also made by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who called... not become prime minister without being able to compromise his ideals. There was a defining moment
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Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe fine balances within SYRIZA that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is confronted with came... by the prime minister to accept the recent Eurogroup deal rather then back the Left Platform's proposal... secretariat. The prime minister's choice, Tassos Koronakis, gained 102 votes whereas the Left
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The education of Alexis Tsipras
Agorauproarious student leader to prime minister would involve political compromises. Tsipras set out... not become prime minister without being able to compromise his ideals. Tsipras told his audience... that his decision to nominate, and elect, Pavlopoulos should be seen. For the 40-year-old Greek prime
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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA lengthy meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.... The prime minister has not used this kind of language before. It suggests a substantial shift in his... audience. He became the first Greek prime minister to raise the issue of Second World War
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Tsipras upbeat about funding deal but also mulls referendum in case of impasse
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first TV interview since becoming prime minister, Alexis Tsipras expressed his optimism... on “crucial national issues” and that any plebiscite would fall into this category. The prime..., irrespective of their incomes. The prime minister was also adamant in his opposition to pension cuts
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Newsletter 25 - 08/05/2015
of the month. The mood in Athens improved considerably following Wednesday’s joint statement by Prime... of it is another matter, but the prime minister’s decision to shake up Greece’s negotiating team... could decide to turn their back on the prime minister. The first scenario would probably lead
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
an agreement with its lenders on Saturday, attention will quickly shift to Athens as the next challenge Prime... his government does not collapse, though, will proves a bigger task for the prime minister... and an interim government to be formed from the current Parliament. The other is for the prime minister to bid
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Which way now, Mr Tsipras?
Agora, Tsipras has been left with no more political wiggle room. As the prime minister told the defectors... and was convinced immediately upon reading it that this was not a genuine option for a Greek prime minister... this) with European lenders takes place. The prime minister would be naïve to think that there is any
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